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The End of The World

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Why do so many people worry so much and think so much about The End of The World?

Is it a way to escape from the inevitable reality of our own individual departure from the world? After all, when I die (all by myself) my whole World ends – not a happy thought. Maybe some people feel better thinking that when they go everyone else is going to go too. That way they don’t have to worry about things going on as usual after they’re gone.

What I think it’s really all about though is that if we can be sure that the world is going to end sometime soon in our lifetime then we don’t have to worry so much about the future or about following the rules. Maybe it’s all about our deep-seated desire for Freedom. If the world is going to end in 2012, then I don’t have to worry about planning for retirement – I can live it up now. If the world’s going to end soon I don’t have to worry about all the things that we people are supposed to worry about: building a good reputation, putting off our dreams “for later”, or saving up for the future – we feel as though we now have permission to “live for today.”

Of course this is something we should all be doing now anyway – fuck the end of the world – I want to live NOW and if “now” lasts for just 2 years or 50 years it doesn’t make any difference – make the most of life everyday!

Remember, even if the world doesn’t come to a crashing halt all at once – your own “world” will sooner or later. Enjoy your day now.

“M”

Why Should I Worry?

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Okay, I just watched a National Geographic documentary today about asteroids. Basically, the story is that there are tons of asteroids flying around out there all the time. A big one could hit without warning and wipe out all life on Earth in an instant; or a much smaller one could hit me in the head at 1 zillion miles per hour while I’m outside smoking a cigarette – so much for SMOKING being bad for you!

Now I have a tendency to worry about a lot of things:

  1. Do I have Cancer?
  2. Will I get Cancer?
  3. Will I get shot in a drive-by?
  4. Will I get killed out driving on the highway?
  5. Heart disease?
  6. Galloping Gangrene?
  7. Etc.
  8. Etc.
  9. Etc.

Sometimes my worrying goes so far as to keep me cooped up in my house for days at a time for fear of the dangers awaiting “out there.” Well, guess what? I could be sitting here at my computer, with all my locks locked, all my vitamins & enzymes, pure-filtered-water, nicotine patch and air purifier and CRASH!!! – an asteroid crushes me to death, house and all. So why should I worry about anything else? Really?

I am going to, at some later date, post an article on like, 1001 ways to die, or something like that. So if anyone has any suggestions or anything to add to that let me know.

Remember, IT’S OUT THERE, AND IT WILL GET YOU ONE DAY NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO – so you might as well relax and live a little.

See: This Poem to put Your Life Into Perspective