An opinion |by ROSIE HODES
When is the world going to end? According to those genious Mayans and that creepily prophetic Nastradomus, we only have until 2012. If that’s true, we better start living.
Sure there are theories, but it is an unanswerable question. I like unanswerable questions because I have the freedom to be like Nastradomus and make my own theory.
I believe the world will end the moment it is at peace.
I believe the world will end the moment it is at peace.
It may seem a little sad to think that we’re working for peace just to die the moment we grasp it, but that’s not exactly what I mean. We’ve all learned about “The Kingdom of God” and how it’s supposedly a pretty cool place. To me, the Kingdom of God will be present when the entire world is at peace and we’ve all done what Jesus and God have told us to do a million times. That way, we won’t really be dead. (Well according to Jesus and God we never really die, but you know what I mean). The earthly world will be over and the heavenly world will begin. There will be acceptance, not prejudice. Love, not hate. Peace, not war. Clear skin, not zits.
This may be naive of me, but it is more comforting than the more logical ice caps melting, ozone layer crumbling, slow demise of the human species theories.
But, if my theory is true, God is going to have to use all his tricks to save us from the ice caps and the atmosphere before we figure out how to get along with each other. I told a friend my theory and her response was, “Well, we’re screwed.”
I realize how idealistic this theory is, but it is always what I have thought. The human race has been through some pretty tough times before, so I’m sure we can somehow combat the inevitable forces of nature. Well, maybe my theory is more of a long term, very long term, goal.
