The Way of 12.21.12

“Do good, for good is good to do. Spurn bribe of heaven and threat of hell.” — The Kasidah, Sir Richard Burton (aka Haji Abdu El-Yezdi)

“The end is near.” So they say. Have been saying. Will continue to say. It is our way, isn’t it? To want to know when the end is? And why is that, do ya’ think?

I have been listening and watching all this for at least 25 years, since 1987 when the hyped-up ‘great’ Harmonic Convergence began this 25-year countdown. A clock that has finally wound down (thank goodness!). But believe me, another clock will start up to replace it, one way or another. And we will be facing another ‘end-of-the-world’ or ‘spiritual rebirth’ scenario.

I think there are a couple of factors of why we paint ourselves in a corner with these scenarios. First, we fear the end of everything, because we think there is nothing after ‘the end.’ So, this unknown end cannot include us, because it is ‘the end.’ And second, fear seems to be a common fuel that our world runs on. If the powers that be can keep that fire stoked, then there will always be something else out there to fear. Another end of something we must stress out about. And stress and tension will always keep us down, keep us bound to a never-ending cycle of perpetual concern.

How about we just become more concerned … about living this moment? Let go of the past; it is dead and gone. And quit fretting about the future. Live your moments, each one of them as they come, to the very fullest. And when you feel you can do that, how about taking on this assignment. I came across this on the Internet a while back and want to pass it along to you. I plan to put together my own version of this soon, but for now this will do. At least consider it, as we enter the new period beyond all this 2012 mess.

So, here is your assignment:

Live long and prosper, in the here and now!