Armageddon...tool of FEAR?

I'm not intending to open a firestorm here, and I realize that MOST civilizations have some concept of something like Armageddon or the end of the world...but WHY? Is it because we, in each physical incarnation must come to an end that we naturally assume that the world will someday also end?
In 999 everyone thought it was the END of days so they didn't even plant any crops...IMAGINE their dismay when there was HUNGER the next year!
We let these fears effect our behaviour and our thinking. Consider all those cults whose members made their "exits" prematurely to be spared witnessing the END.
Let's face it, Christianity has used the FEAR of such a thing to keep the masses on their knees just PRAYING that it doesn't happen in their short lifespan, that they and their offspring be saved witnessing such a horror.
I guess when I stepped onto my Path and shook of the fearsome restraints of Christianity I shook that whole business off as well. I'll admit that we may be facing a great CHANGE, and there may very well be hardships and trials, but the END? I mean THE END? Nope! LOL! I'm not buying it! It's presumptuous of us to assume that we can see such things...and in my mind, its FEAR that keeps it in our subconsciousness.
There is still too much wonder, too much joy and happiness in the world to let FEAR of the end swallow us all. We have much strength and much power. Our Goddess and God have reawakened us for a purpose...maybe its just to be HOPEFUL!
(Gadz! That sounded sappy! LOL!)
It's VERY easy to see all the negativity and bad things in the world and those things sap our strength and rob us of hope...better to be hopeful and enjoy what we have, and plan for when things will be better because if we don't at least HOPE for it...we WON'T see it!
I'm NOT Mary Poppins, I'm aware of how things are...but we are strong enough and brave enough to see past what traditional religion has shoved down our throats for generations.
There IS much to celebrate and MUCH in which to be hopeful and for which to be thankful!
Anyone else out there see this too?
BB
d'Arqstar

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Permalink Reply by AlanHeartsong on November 10, 2009 at 12:25am: Here's an idea:

Talk to 5 or more people tomorrow, whose opinions about 2012/Armageddon you don't already know.

Ask them if they're worried about it. Report back here.

I talked to 7 people today, and none of them had even thought of the end of the Mayan calendar as anything other than interesting trivia, and none of them are concerned about the world ending on 12/21/2012.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Tammy on November 10, 2009 at 12:30am: The world isn't ending. But things can change. Natural disasters happen all the time, and being prepared to fend for yourself for a week or so isn't a bad thing, especially when you live in a hurricane or earthquake prone area.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by d'Arqstar on November 10, 2009 at 12:41am: LOL! I had to chuckle...there were NUMEROUS tv shows on last night regarding 2012. MOST "factoids" that were presented were along the lines of "The Sun will move between the Earth and the other planets causing an alignment that will affect sunspots POSSIBLY resulting in a solar explosion of planetary destructive magnetude!"
Now...I'm no scientist, mind you...um...but WHEN did the Sun start moving??? Hello? Alignments happen all the time too! (kind of seems logical when you consider that whole ROTATIONAL matter! Sheesh!) Oh yeah! And there was mention that the Mayans had discovered the belly button of the Milky Way! WHO KNEW? (belly button, Gracie?)
If the rule of Paradox holds true...the only day we can be sure the world WON'T end is on 12/21/2012! LOL!
"it's the end of the world as we know it....it's the end of the world as we know it...it's the end of the world as we know it...I feel fine" Sorry! That just popped into my head. LOL!; ▶ Reply to This