Haven't written in here for a while, but I finally found some time now. Anyway, it's May 21, 2011---supposedly the end of the world. I'm still waiting for what's about to come, for "experts" in this much-celebrated incident claim that it would happen at exactly 6pm (or 2am of May 22 here in the Philippines.) There are a lot of theories regarding this day, whether it involves planetary alignment or biblical evidence. But regardless of all these explanations and taking into account that this event may not even happen at all, I can't help but to ask: What would I do if the world ended today? Or better yet, what's next?
Perhaps I should, before anything else, make a brief evaluation of how my life turned out to be. A lot of things flow endlessly into my thoughts when reminiscing about my whole life. Memories, although some of them just mere fragments now, from my childhood to my adolescence constantly affect my well-being.
My childhood, to say the least, was unorthodox. It was not your usual kiddie life, both from a personal and family-related standpoint. I hadn't had a lot of friends back then, so I sort of created some of my own. Yep, that's right, i had imaginary friends. "We" would go all night playing toys, doing karate, and pretending to be Power Rangers. They were, as I retrospectively think about it now, created because my parents were experiencing a lack of stability. They were facing a lot of problems and were always arguing, so they eventually decided to go separate ways. That is why I was very close to my grandma, but that's another story.
Then there was my high school experience, which happens to be the most memorable since it was more recent and proved to be a transition phase in my life. This part was where I found new friends, undergone puberty, and had the most fun. Also, I became a bit more conscious about how I looked during this phase, for in high school, image was everything. I lost weight and dressed better to get the girls. And indeed, I did get one and I'm proud to say that were still together for more than a year now, a feat that is relatively impressive considering how fast-paced life is in this generation.
Now that I am a certified young adult studying in college, I could say my life has been blessed with a lot of good things. My family isn't at all perfect, but they are always there whenever I am fazed by a difficult predicament and they never fail to make me laugh. My friends, who I've from time to time disappointed with my "I'm-not-exactly-sociable" attitude, have always been there to have fun with me and help me at times. I'd like to believe I'm healthy and happy with what I do, and compared to the other unfortunate people facing bigger problems in this society, I am one lucky bastard. I have made a lot of mistakes but with these, I have learned numerous lessons involving the ways to live, laugh, and love.
With the reminiscing out of the way, I would not really know what to do if the world ended today. To tell you the truth, I would probably just do nothing, because if you think about it, there really isn't any chance for anyone to survive if such a catastrophe occurred (which I hope would not, at least not yet.)
The mere mention of the inevitability of death in this situation brings about a new feeling: fear. Don't get me wrong, I've felt fear before, but with something as intimidating as this whole thing would yield the most imposing fear in me. I can imagine everyone having mixed feelings of grief, panic, confusion, and fear if this event must happen.
As of now however, people here in my community do not, in any way, show a sense of urgency. This "May 21, 2011" prophecy created a lot of noise, but not of the kind that involves the feelings I mentioned, but rather, signs of sarcasm, doubt, and satire. I overheard some people in the streets saying how ridiculous this whole thing is, how it would be an "epic fail." The world wide web feasted on this, saying on blogs, videos, or wall posts how they are waiting for something to happen. This transformation in the way of thinking of people is most probably brought about by the advancements of the world. Clearly, most of the people with knowledge of this prediction are not at all worried. But then again, can we blame them?
Suppose that the world did end today, at least I got to write this blog. And what may come next, no one knows. It's just about how this Day of Reckoning would present itself, if it ever would. The events that would or would not occur will definitely draw in a new outlook in life for me. If it would not happen, I hope to become a better person, whichever way. If it would, perhaps I would not even have a chance have an outlook.
P.S. Please don't end yet my dear Earth:)
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