2010 -2011 Roll on 2012

I wonder if there is any truth, in this Mayan calendar prophesy theory? I have once again been reminded of it by watching a very well put together TV Documentary. The presenter claims that with out a doubt, something very global, and very destructive, will happen in 2012? My personal belief is that we should just try and live one day at a time, “for who knows what the morrow brings” A word has been going round and around in my head these last days, and as we are nearing the end of our year, I would like share these thoughts with you. The word is “Destiny” what is destiny?

“Destiny refers to a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. It is a concept based on the belief that there is a fixed natural order to the cosmos. Destiny refers to a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. It is a concept based on the belief that there is a fixed natural order to the cosmos.

Is there such a thing as destiny, is it tied to predestination; this subject can probably never be exhausted, because the questions are endless. I look and see a poor African person, being born with a black skin, poor and living in the heart of Africa, and I ask what chance does he or she have in life, they cannot even obtain a passport, never mind the means to travel, and if they can, no one will have them! Is it their Destiny” to be born black, and in Africa? Is it the Destiny of the young man or woman, born with the “silver spoon”, to white privileged, rich educated parents, in down town oxford, or Cambridge? A good friend of mine has difficulties to have a child with his wife, they eventually manage and a wonderful son is born, only to die at three years old, from a very painful and rare disease, was that destiny, fate? Another couple I know, (I could go on for ever with examples) living together, having a wonderful life, happily married, and then one day after the other, it all ends, this happened to many of my close friends this year, “Destiny, Fate,??”

Would it make any difference, to our lives, if we knew the answers or not? For those who have a more intellectual perspective of life, it would change things, but I guess that the end of the day for most of us, life goes on. That does not sound like much hope, does it!

My conclusion is that yes, there is such a thing as Destiny, or Fate, for example it is every ones destiny to die one day or another, no question about it. So the way I see it, and this is my new years update to this my web site, is quoting Dr. Francis Schaffer, “how then should we live” Believing in Destiny or not believing! As I have said, one day at a time, ahhh here come the preverbal “but.” If we do decide to just go with the flow, and live one day at a time, we still have to make decisions, wake up, get up, wash, eat drink, and face the world. It is these decisions that can determine our fate, or destiny.

I believe if we live right, we will reap right, if we give the right energy, love, peace, kindness, generosity to the world we will reap the benefits. Even though we may be surrounded by other negative energy and people, people who do not believe in the same convictions as you, If we are consistent in our belief, of “doing the right thing,” we will overcome, and win our prize. Now here is the dilemma, “what is the right thing?” What is the right way to live? I believe it is not very complicated, there are guidelines, social norms, and responsibilities that we “know” we have to adhere to, for example we should not steal we should not kill, etc. Then there are the smaller grey areas, but at the end of the day within the social structure, we do know what they are. We know that we have to live and interact with our neighbours, and people around us, we have to be tolerant, and respective, we have to dress, and wash, and shave, and be at minimum, presentable before society, what we say, how we interact. Social history has taught us, that we reap what we sow, that there are certain standards that we have to respect in society. I once came across some people who choose to present themselves as “white trash” before society. The way they dressed, the tattoos all over their bodies, the language they used, their choice of ignorance! Well for me it was clear, these people choose this road to go down, but they should realize that people will see them for what they are, and react accordingly. If you present your self as someone nice, kind friendly, clean cut, well dressed, then people will receive you and react, accordingly, usually in the same manner. If you present your self as a baba-cool, dirty, tattooed, hippy dresser person, to society, well it is just natural that people will receive you accordingly! One person told me he was fed up because people judged him by his outside appearance, how ignorant he was!

And here I come to my point of this letter!

We all have a responsibility and choice of how we should live. We can choose to close our eyes and be ignorant, we can choose to be egotistical, and live “the way we want to live,” regardless of what others think, we can choose to be bad, stealing, lying, deceiving others, there are so many lifestyles we can choose to live. Or we can choose to live decent honest lives, being honest, kind, generous, truthful, patient, tolerant, respectful, etc. This year I have come across people who presented themselves in such a way that I can only describe as, egotistical, stupid and ignorant, reacting in such a negative and destructive way, that I am sure if challenged they would see the wrongs of their ways, but no they choose “not to see” because of their own many reasons, but the end results are destructive and evil. So the message here from my own experience, is to do the right thing, live a good life, consider others, be honest, kind, generous, and forgiving. Study to show your self approved, for the only way we will ever know, is by learning, and the only way we can learn, is to study, with open eyes, and an open heart. I humbly choose to try and be a better person, to study, to know more and more, about truth, justice and our responsibility in society, and before God, as I personally want a better world for every one, including myself.

It is with the Peace and Love of God that I greet you all at the end of this year 2010.

The Long Count Calendar of the Ancient Mayans ends on Dec 21 2012. There isn't much information regarding what the Mayans thought would occur in 2012, but the consensus of opinion is that there will be great change. To some people this means a positive, spiritual change. Others, like myself, consider that a catastrophic event may have been predicted.

The date December 21st, 2012 A.D. (13.0.0.0.0 in the Long Count), represents an extremely close conjunction of the Winter Solstice Sun with the crossing point of the Galactic Equator (Equator of the Milky Way) and the Ecliptic (path of the Sun), what that ancient Maya recognized as the Sacred Tree. This is an event that has been coming to
resonance very slowly over thousands and thousands of years. It will come to resolution at exactly 11:11 am GMT.