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2012201220122012 DoomsdayDoomsdayDoomsdayDoomsday: The Most Inconvenient: The Most Inconvenient: The Most Inconvenient: The Most Inconvenient TruthTruthTruthTruth????By: Ryhen Satchhttp://www.virtualsynapses.blogspot.com


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If youre already aware of 2012 and you dont think anybody is paying attention to this subject,perhaps it would comfort you to know that the monthly search for this keyword on Google is morethan 7 million. More and more people are going to know about it especially when the movie 2012 isreleased on theaters this November. So, before you come to any conclusion that this is just stupidnonsense, try reading some related stuff about the prophecy first.

Im a little bit disappointed, however, because nobody can really give an accurate answer to thisquestion. This is not something that anybody has ever experienced before. We are all just about towitness this event, whatever it is and whether we like it or not. Indeed, the literature that talksabout the future of mankind is vast and you can spend your whole life studying it, but who can saywhether what you have read, watched, or heard is real or not? Who can accurately tell you what istruth and what is fiction? The answer is nobody, except you. So how will you find out the truth? Well,if youll ask me, Im just waiting for it to unfold. And, inevitably, thats the only thing all of us can do.We can only WAIT.

While we are waiting, lets try to find out the reasons for this hype. Was there ever a time when yousuddenly had an Aha! moment because your mind was able to connect the dots by analyzing pastevents? What you will read below are some of the dots I was able to connect that led to my Aha!moment. However, as much as I would like to explain everything in detail, I realize that this is ablog entry and the attention span of people on the internet isnt quite that long. If youre not satisfiedwith the information here, you can do your own research on these subjects so that you can connectyour own dots.

Mesoamerican Long Count CMesoamerican Long Count CMesoamerican Long Count CMesoamerican Long Count Calendaralendaralendaralendar

In the Gregorian calendar, the mythical creation date of the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar (orMayan calendar as many would call it) is equivalent to August 11, 3114 BC. Several pre-hispaniccultures in Mesoamerica used the Long Count calendar which completes a "great cycle" of thirteenb'ak'tuns (periods of 144,000 days each). It is about to be repeated for the first time after a span of alittle over 5,125 years on December 21, 2012. The completion of this cycle or, as they say, the end of the Mayan calendar, has been significantly attached to various apocalyptic prophecies since the


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1960s (psychedelic era). However, academic scholars have not concluded that the Mayan civilizationhad the same conviction that this date marks the annihilation of all life on Earth.

What does this mean?

It means that some people out there are just probably using this information to sell books, DVDs,magazines, TV programs, and yes, even movies. You know how much people love to take advantageof spreading ideas to make some money. The 2012 doomsday event is an idea, a cultural meme,which can easily spread like a virus across the human population. Just ask yourself how manypeople made money after Michael Jacksons death the media? advertisers? merchandisers? recordproducers?

But, we can still never be so sure

Eschatology in Various ReligionsEschatology in Various ReligionsEschatology in Various ReligionsEschatology in Various Religions

Signs of the coming Judgment Day are documented in various religious scriptures. Let me cite someexamples.

1. IslamIslamIslamIslam - " When the most wicked member of a tribe becomes its ruler, and the most worthless member of a community becomes its leader, and a man is respected through fear of the evil he may do, and leadership is given to people who are unworthy of it, expect the Day of Judgment. " (are there politicians in the house?are there politicians in the house?are there politicians in the house?are there politicians in the house?)

2. HinduHinduHinduHindu Rulers will become unreasonable: they will levy taxes unfairly. Rulers will no longer see it as their duty to promote spirituality, or to protect their subjects: they will become a danger to the world. People will start migrating, seeking countries where wheat and barley form the staple food source. (mass starvationmass starvationmass starvationmass starvation????????)

3. ChristiaChristiaChristiaChristianitynitynitynity When the first trumpet is sounded, hail, fire and blood fall upon the Earth,and a third of its surface, along with a third of its trees and all of its grass, is consumed in flame. Upon the sounding of the second, a great, flaming mountain falls into the sea. A third of the oceans turn to blood, a third of the sea creatures are killed and a third of the ships are destroyed. With the third, the star Wormwood falls upon a third of the rivers and springs,

poisoning them and the many men who drink from them. Book of Revelations (aftermathaftermathaftermathaftermathof aof aof aof a nuclear war??nuclear war??nuclear war??nuclear war??)

4. BuddhismBuddhismBuddhismBuddhism - " will lose their doubts, and the torrents of their cravings will be cut off: free from all misery they will manage to cross the ocean of becoming; and, as a result of Maitreya's teachings, they will lead a holy life. No longer will they regard anything as their own, they will have no possession, no gold or silver, no home, no relatives! But they will lead the holy life of chastity under Maitreya's guidance. They will have torn the net of the passions, they will manage to enter into trances, and theirs will be an abundance of joy and happiness, for they will lead a holy life under Maitreya's guidance. "


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Maitreya is believed to be the successor of Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha). Maitreya'scoming is characterized by a number of physical events. The oceans are predicted to decreasein size, allowing Maitreya to traverse them freely. The event will also allow the unveiling of the "true" dharma to the people, in turn allowing the construction of a new world. Thecoming also signifies the end of the middle time in which humans currently reside(characterized as a low point of human existence between Gautama Buddha and Maitreya.)

Are these religious scriptures enough to convince you? Of course, not! You want to know what thescientific community thinks about this, right?

Geomagnetic ReversalGeomagnetic ReversalGeomagnetic ReversalGeomagnetic Reversal

A geomagnetic reversal is the change in the magnetic field of the Earth. When this happens, yourcompass will point towards the south pole instead of the north pole. Before the 1960s, scientistsbelieved that reversals happen every one million years. Today, however, many scientists

acknowledge that the time between reversals is erratic. Some speculate the galactic alignmentcoinciding with the end of the Mayan calendar, could trigger this reversal. A greatly diminishedmagnetic field during a reversal period and the alarming increase of solar activity that scientists areobserving today will expose the surface of the earth to a substantial and potentially damagingincrease in cosmic radiation affecting the atmosphere and eventually all life on Earth. There arepeople who think that the cosmic radiation, instead of destroying human life, may actually activatethe junk DNA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junk_DNA ) that holds the key to unlocking latent capabilitiesin humans like psychic powers, higher levels of consciousness, and whatnot.

Global WarmingGlobal WarmingGlobal WarmingGlobal Warming

Global warming basically produces weather changes. Scientific records show that, since the end of the last glacial period, which was about 12,500 years ago, the Earths temperature has significantlyincreased. Now, it has even reached an alarming rate. Once global warming reaches its peak, Earthcould possibly enter a new glacial age. Global warming is expected to cause glacial retreat, Arcticshrinkage, and worldwide sea level rise. Other effects may include changes in crop yields, addition of new trade routes, species extinctions, and changes in the range of disease vectors. Much of the effectsof global warming are covered in Al Gores movie called An Inconvenient Truth. However, there ismuch speculation that natural patterns on the environment are more likely to cause the change inour climate than human influence. Hence, nobody can really say if Al Gore is telling the truth or hasa hidden agenda for his campaign. Did somebody just mention inconvenience?

Timewave ZeroTimewave ZeroTimewave ZeroTimewave Zero or Novelty Theoryor Novelty Theoryor Novelty Theoryor Novelty Theory

Timewave Zero is a pseudoscientific theory developed by the writer, philosopher, psychonaut andethnobotanist named Terence Mckenna. The theory asserts that the universe is an engine designedfor the production and conservation of novelty. Novelty, in this sense, can be thought of as creativity,


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progress, or simply something new. Yet, another force clashes with novelty which is called entropyor habituation (patterns and cycles). McKenna created a software that showed at what times noveltyis supposedly increasing or decreasing over any span of time from a few days to tens of millennia.Surprisingly, a graph from his software points to December 21, 2012 as the end date for entropy.

Let me try to explain the theory in simple terms based on my understanding. If you try to observeeverything thats going on around you, and I mean REALLY OBSERVE everything, you will realizethat almost every event in your life involve patterns and cycles. You go hungry so you buy food to eatwhich, after being digested by your body, makes you crap. You wake up, go to work, go home, andsleep at night (then repeat). A child is born and becomes a toddler. After entering adolescence andpuberty, he or she grows into adulthood and finds a mate to shag and then eventually die. A year

starts in January and ends in December. After that point, we enter another year. The moon revolvesaround the Earth. The Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun. The Sun goes aroundthe galaxy, and so on and so forth. Patterns and cycles.

Where does novelty enter the picture?

Well, every time something disrupts our patterns, every time we experience a shift in our paradigms,every time we become creative, or every time something bumps us that alters our trajectory, weexperience novelty. Today, it seems that many people are forced into habituation; confined by socialroles, beliefs, and obligations. However, technology is changing that, and the internet is one of themost highly responsible candidates for causing the changes we experience.

What happens on the year 2012, nobody can really tell, but as we come closer to that year, changesin our world will become numerous and will happen more frequently. We will witness changeshappening from years to months, from months to weeks, from weeks to days, from days to hours, andso on until we reach the point of inevitability. Ever since I learned about this theory, Ive beenkeeping my eye on news reports to see how many striking events happen around the world like theeconomic crisis, flu virus, the Iran conflict, MJs death, etc. Maybe we will see more next year. Whoknows?


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Technological SingularityTechnological SingularityTechnological SingularityTechnological Singularity

Do you believe in time travel? No? What if I told you a quantum physicist named Ronald Mallett (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGrBNtJjsU0 ) is working on it, would you consider the possibility?

Have you ever thought about how many of the ideas in science fiction have been turned into realityby scientists in the past century? Computers, laser, space crafts, cellular phones, robots, etc.etc. Allof these were once just products of the human imagination and some of the people who thought aboutthese things were probably ridiculed for their crazy ideas, but look at how were making use of themtoday.

Ray Kurzweil talked about the rapid growth of technological progress in his essay entitled Law of Accelerating Returns (http://www.kurzweilai.net/articles/art0134.html?printable=1 ). He believes that as humansbecome more and more capable of developing highly advanced technologies, human intelligence andmachine intelligence will soon reach a point of singularity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singularity )which suggests unimaginable possibilities.

Apparently, its happening. If someone is doing experimental research on time travel, who knowswhat other scientists are cooking in their kitchens. Youre probably aware already that thecomputational capacity of human technology is increasing exponentially every year (Moores law). If that is true, then three years from now, our technology will be almost 256 times more powerful thanwhat we have today. By 2013, just right after the December 2012 doomsday event, a supercomputer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercomputer ) will be capable of simulating the human brain. Pretty timely,isnt it?


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EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESSEVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESSEVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESSEVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Welcome to Modern SlaveryWelcome to Modern SlaveryWelcome to Modern SlaveryWelcome to Modern Slavery

What am I? What is reality? What is my purpose? What is the meaning of life? What will happen tome after I die?

These are the kind of questions that most people no longer spend time to think about. They are moreinclined to ask questions like:

How much will I earn here or there?What clothes should I wear tomorrow?Wheres the best place to go on a vacation?When is Michael Jacksons next concert? Oh, I forgot he just passed away.

Indeed, it is much more realistic to contemplate on these questions because we are predisposed toaddress our existential needs. We have to survive life on Earth and we must do everything to assurethat. However, this way of thinking is exactly the reason why many of us suffer. This way of thinking is exactly the reason why these shallow questions exist. We are raised in a society that hasled us to believe that resources are scarce, that material possessions are more valuable than humanlife, and that we are simply organic bodies humping at each other.

Is this all bad?

If you tend to think of it that way, then perhaps it is. But theres probably a reason for this. Maybeits exactly whats causing us to want to step up from one level of consciousness to another. Maybe it

is a necessary element that will drive our species to evolve. Ok, Im just trying to be optimistic for amoment. Let me slip back to my indignant mode.

So, if a global catastrophic event should be the catalyst for human evolution, why the hell do we needthe government, corporations, religion, and other higher powers to tell us what to do? Why are theseegotistical-to-the-point-of-cranial-expansion oppressors trying to lead us away from discovering ourspiritual nature? The simple answer to that is POWER. Yes, folks. Power corrupts, and absolutepower corrupts absolutely.


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Human Extinction or Human Evolution?Human Extinction or Human Evolution?Human Extinction or Human Evolution?Human Extinction or Human Evolution?

It is said that the extinction of a dominant species happens less often than once in a million years. Inthe Mesozoic era, the dinosaurs were the dominant vertebrate animals of terrestrial ecosystems forover 186 million years. There are three periods in this era: the Triassic (251 199 million years ago),

the Jurassic (199 145 million years ago), and the Cretaceous (145 65 million years ago). TheHomo genus, a sub classification of the bipedal primate species, which includes modern humans, isestimated to be about 2.5 million years old. I dont want to sound like a glorified-brush-armed-old-bearded-man who digs dinosaur bones for fun, but if you compare the two examples, you may come torealize that we havent really walked the Earth long enough to become extinct as an entire species.

In my opinion (its strictly mine so dont argue), 2.5 million years is a relatively short time comparedto how long the dinosaurs lived. Even if we, Homo Sapiens or modern man, become extinct, theresno doubt that another form of species will come out. More and more people are experiencing spiritualawakening around the world. Ive read a very nice article that suggested this new species should becalled Homo Spiritus (http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewArticle.asp?id=6149 ). Other futurists call this newspecies of man Superhumans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superhuman ).

Timeline of Timeline of Timeline of Timeline of the Evolution of the Evolution of the Evolution of the Evolution of ConsciousnessConsciousnessConsciousnessConsciousnessI remember the first time when I started to doubt my religious beliefs. I think I was thirteen yearsold at that time. The school teacher in our religion class was talking about the Book of Genesis; youknow how God created everything in seven days, Adam and Eve, Noahs Ark, and those kinds of stuff. I was having a good time listening when I suddenly heard my inner voice say, Is Adam olderthan the dinosaurs? What an epiphany!


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After that, I thought science had all the answers until I realized that these guys are just as messedup as their findings. First, they made people believe that the universe was created in an explosion.Then they say that matter is all that exists. Eventually, they arrive at the fact that matter is madeup of nothing. Another epiphany!

You know what Ive learned after all of this? NOBODY REALLY KNOWS WHAT THE TRUTH IS.We cant find the truth, so we have to wait for the truth to find us. Thats why I said earlier thattheres nothing we can do except wait. Maybe this time the long wait will finally be over. Why? Ok,lets take a look at another theory that is based on the Mayan calendar. Its called The 9Underworlds. I found a ten minute video that provides a good explanation so check this out: Tzolkinand Tun Calendar Timeline (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRuFJ_O8NW0 )

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EEEEXISTENTIAL THREATSXISTENTIAL THREATSXISTENTIAL THREATSXISTENTIAL THREATS

Have you ever wondered how many people may die if a global catastrophic event happens at anytime? Is it in the thousands? Hundreds of thousands? Millions of people? Sigh billions of people?

Actually, it depends on the kind of event. If a huge asteroid hits Earth, for instance, Im pretty much

convinced nobody will survive. The last time we got hit by an asteroid 10 km or more in diameterwas 65 million years ago. It marked the end of the Mesozoic Era (age of the dinosaurs) and thebeginning of the Cenozoic Era (65.5 million years ago up to present).

I was saying to myself, Naah nothing could possibly happen to our planet. But what if we reallyare moving towards a shift in consciousness, leaving our materialistic views behind, how can we dothat if there are so many material objects scattered around us? Who will need these things?Certainly, something should wipe out all of these distractions and useless garbage from the face of


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the planet, right? Besides, will a highly intelligent or highly spiritual being need to possess fancyobjects made up of matter? That is very doubtful. As I mentioned earlier, many scientists arestarting to believe that matter is made up of nothing. I dont want to scare you or anything, but letslook at some of the possible ways the world could end.

The graph shows how different events trigger each other. I understand its an unsophisticated graph,so if it doesnt impress you, just ignore the small words and look at the biggest box. Heres mydefinition for each event in alphabetical order:

Alien Invasion Alien Invasion Alien Invasion Alien Invasion You say you dont believe in aliens? Cmon! There are 200 400 billion stars in ourgalaxy alone. What makes you think that were the only living creatures in the universe? However, if there are advanced civilizations out there far more superior to us in technology, they wouldnt botheradding you on YM to chat, let alone invade our planet. Were far too dumb to deserve their attention.That is soooo not hot!

Artilect War Artilect War Artilect War Artilect War Will humans become capable of reverse engineering the human brain to createmachines capable of surpassing human intelligence? Professor Hugo de Garis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_de_Garis ) thinks its possible. However, he also believes theres nothing tocelebrate about this event because the machines might eventually turn on us humans and wipe usout in one swoop. Dont worry! We have Neo and Morpheus on our side.

Asteroid Impact Asteroid Impact Asteroid Impact Asteroid Impact An asteroid a few kilometers in diameter smashing on Earth can release as muchenergy as several million nuclear weapons detonating, one after another. When that happens, I dontwanna close my eyes because I dont wanna miss a thing.

Biotech DisasterBiotech DisasterBiotech DisasterBiotech Disaster Genetics is one of the three leading technologies that we have today. The othertwo are robotics (see: Artilect War) and nanotechnology (see: Nanotechnology Disaster). Engineered


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microbes are potentially dangerous especially in the hands of idiots who might think its divine willto create an airborne virus that can annihilate the entire human race.

EarthquakesEarthquakesEarthquakesEarthquakes I just realized that even for catastrophic events, everything is interconnected. If supervolcanoes erupt causing massive earthquakes that can trigger the explosion of nuclear missiles,a country that possess these kinds of weapons is in big trouble. (See: Nuclear War)

Ecosystem CollapseEcosystem CollapseEcosystem CollapseEcosystem Collapse All of Earths species are interconnected with one another. Wipe out any one inparticular and you affect numerous other plants and animals. Every year, around 17,000 100,000species become extinct. Can you guess whos on top of the food chain?

GammaGammaGammaGamma----ray Burstray Burstray Burstray Burst If one of the stars within our galaxy releases turns into a supernova andreleases a burst of radiation, it will burn the Earths atmosphere leading to the destruction of thebiosphere. For the good news, this is extremely rare and occurs only a few per galaxy per millionyears. All of the observed gamma-ray bursts have originated from outside our galaxy. The bad newsis that a star within our galaxy can explode at any time.

Giant SolarGiant SolarGiant SolarGiant Solar FlaresFlaresFlaresFlares When the sun suddenly decides to relieve itself of flatulence, get ready for ataste of Earth barbeque. Explosions happen in the Suns atmosphere from time to time. A massiveexplosion (giant solar flares) can change the course of our history forever. That is assuming we havesomebody left here to write our history. I recommend the movie called Knowing starring NicholasCage if you havent seen it yet.

Global EpidemicsGlobal EpidemicsGlobal EpidemicsGlobal Epidemics Climate change and the reduced levels of biodiversity are two leading factors forthe rise of new epidemics. The 1918 flu pandemic (Spanish flu) killed an estimated 50 to 100 millionpeople worldwide.

Nanotechnology DisasterNanotechnology DisasterNanotechnology DisasterNanotechnology Disaster Klatu (Keanu Reeves) in the movie called The Day The Earth StoodStill plans to exterminate Earths most stubborn inhabitants (humans) by using atomic-scalemachines (nanobots). But what happens if, instead of aliens coming to our planet to destroy us, aretarded scientist accidentally creates a bacteria-like nanobot that can spread faster than you couldever pick your nose? Would that be any better?

Nuclear WarNuclear WarNuclear WarNuclear War The United States and Russia still have almost 19,000 active nuclear warheads.What about other countries? That sounds nice. Albert Einstein once said, I know not with whatweapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.

Particle Accelerator MishapParticle Accelerator MishapParticle Accelerator MishapParticle Accelerator Mishap Scientists are fond of playing with subatomic particles. Two of theirmost favorite toys are the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relativistic_Heavy_Ion_Collider )and the Large Hadron Collider (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider ). In my opinion, thats perfectlyfine as long us they dont blow us to smithereens or suck us all into a void.

Polar ShiftPolar ShiftPolar ShiftPolar Shift A polar shift is the abrupt reorientation of Earth's axis of rotation. It is said that theaccumulation of ice at the poles caused recurring tipping of the axis. A polar shift could result inmajor climate changes for most of the Earth's surface, as areas that were formerly equatorial becometemperate, and areas that were temperate become either more equatorial or more arctic.


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Simulation ShutdownSimulation ShutdownSimulation ShutdownSimulation Shutdown Aside from playing with subatomic particles, scientists also like to play god.They are hoping that, in the future, they will be able to create superhuman intelligence that willradically enhance life on earth. Once we reach that stage, they believe we can simulate life on earth

just like how we simulate programs on a computer. What makes them so sure that we (the entirehuman race) are not already part of a computer simulation being run by another intelligent life of some sort? In his essay entitled ARE YOU LIVING IN A COMPUTER SIMULATION? (http://www.simulation-argument.com/simulation.html ), Nick Bostrom argues that the possibility of us beingable to simulate our own civilization, just like in the Matrix film, is very close to zero.

The Big CrunchThe Big CrunchThe Big CrunchThe Big Crunch What is the ultimate fate of the universe? One of the possible events that couldhappen is the universe collapsing upon itself. Just imagine watching the Big Bang on Youtube whileits being played backwards and you will get the picture.

Volcanic Eruption Volcanic Eruption Volcanic Eruption Volcanic Eruption I can still remember when Mount Pinatubo erupted when I was twelve yearsold. I cant recall how long the ash fall lasted, but it sure looked like winter all over our city which isonly three hours away from the volcano. Today, geologists have their eyes on Yellowstone NationalPark, one of the few places on the planet where a supervolcano lays dormant for thousands of years.It is believed that a catastrophic event, like a geomagnetic reversal, may trigger the Yellowstonesupervolcano to erupt.

NONONONOWWWW WHAT?WHAT?WHAT?WHAT?

In esotericism and ancient philosophical traditions, people believe that the human body has threeaspects. First is the gross body gross body gross body gross body which interacts with everything in our physical environment. It hasfive sense organs (ears, skin, eyes, tongue and nose) to receive sensations and five organs of actions(tongue, hands, feet, genital and anus) to perform the functions of speech, grasp, motion,reproduction and excretion. The second is the subtle body subtle body subtle body subtle body . You can think of this body as the one thatexperiences everything that happens inside your dreams. Lucid dreamers are able to control thisbody, but for most people this is not achievable. The third aspect is the causal body causal body causal body causal body which is thehighest and innermost body of the human being. You experience the state of being in your causalbody when you are in your deep/dreamless sleep. Do you know what it feels like to be in a deep ordreamless sleep? It feels like nothing, looks like nothing, sounds like nothing, etc., etc. All there is isabsolutely nothing, right?

Why do I mention this? I mention this because many of us are so afraid of death. What most peopledont know is that we experience death all the time when we enter the non-rapid eye movement sleepevery night and turn into our causal body. We enter the state of being nothing. Is death something to

be scared of? For most people yes, but for those who understand what life is all about and who have aclue regarding whats beyond this life, death for them is just a transition.

People will respond in different ways when they learn about 2012, the apocalypse, the end of theworld, doomsday event, and so on. My only message to you is that make the most out of your lifewhatever happens and whether this is true or not. Before you believe in anything, have a sense of doubt and trust only what you feel is true deep inside yourself. Other than that, try to find theanswers to the most important and fundamental questions that have been on your mind for so long.


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Spend more time with your family and friends - the ones who really love and care about you. Nurtureyour soul so that you dont have to be afraid of anything.

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