Hypothetically: 17 years to Armageddon*...

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 26 Jul 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Jenny-Li	26 Jul 2002
*) NOT the movie though! WHAT would you do now, if Earth would ceise to exist in 17 years? (Example taken from this weeks news flashes about a comet having 1 chance in 200,000 to hit the Earth) It struck me 17 years is such an odd number of years, there's time to DO so much, and yet it is a definite period of time, there's no infinite future to call for. What would one do? What would you focus on? What would keep you up and running? (Just for the discussion, we assume that there is no panic, everything will work normally for 17 years, and then they turn off the lights. Sort of.) I'm going to ponder this one a bit myself, I just came to think of it when I read the post in Spirituality about the comet. What are your thoughts? Jenny

amyel	26 Jul 2002
I'd not worry as much about my debts, that's for sure!!!! (I'd still work towards paying them down.....my Cappy sign will not let them go unpaid!!!). But I'd really try hard to become less of the developing workaholic that I seem to be turning into and concentrate more on doing the things that that I want to do, like travel to Africa, move to Australia, become that international singing sensation AmyEL! (see Kayne's post), study Aboriginal art and find some way to make sure that all the great art of this planet is at least saved in some form of indestructable disc/wave and beamed off in space as a way to perserve it. Perserve it for whom? Well, I don't know, but I can not believe we are the only beings in this universe, so maybe someday it will find a home.....

Jenny-Li	26 Jul 2002
Quote: Originally posted by amyel Perserve it for whom? Well, I don't know, but I can not believe we are the only beings in this universe, so maybe someday it will find a home..... Well as they say in the movie Contact (I love that by the way! Should have mentioned it in the Best movie-thread...): If there's nobody else out there, it's an awful waste of space...! ;) Jenny :)

jade	26 Jul 2002
i would continue to do the things that i do now, living my life in the way i do now cause i live my life to the fullest everyday. i don't put stuff off, unless it doesn't really matter. i 'do' what is important, to me, and i live every moment. amyel, perhaps looking at your life and the changes that you could make would be a good thing to do at this time. :D cause who knows........you could die in a car accident in a years time............or in 10 years............or in 17 years. live your life to the fullest..........create your dreams and desires into reality :D just for today, do not worry, just for today, do not anger, just for today, live :D in light, jade

Jenny-Li	26 Jul 2002
Quote: Originally posted by jade i would continue to do the things that i do now, living my life in the way i do now cause i live my life to the fullest everyday. i don't put stuff off, unless it doesn't really matter. i 'do' what is important, to me, and i live every moment. I think this was my point when I started the thread, but frankly - knowing what exactly that is isn't all that easy. I mean being on a spiritual track you probably have an idea or two what your "fullest" is, but... What struck me is most people would probably panic over just that, having a limited amount of time and NO IDEA what they want to do, what really matters to them! And the odd thing is - feck the comet, this is life just the way it really is. The only difference is we don't really know when. So what would I do? I would not be afraid of so many superficial things, like loosing my face in front of others or not knowing everything there is to know about everything. I would not postpone all the good things for later, while burying myself in work and responsibility and the shallow expectations of others. I would never let a dream be just a dream, I would make it a plan and carry it out, the best I can at least - that's good enough. And I wouldn't always critizise everything I do...! Jenny :)

jade	26 Jul 2002
Quote: And I wouldn't always critizise everything I do...! well, that looks like a very good place to start! i think we could all start from there!!! IMO jade

Jenny-Li	26 Jul 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Jenny-Li So what would I do? I would not be afraid of so many superficial things, like loosing my face in front of others or not knowing everything there is to know about everything. I would not postpone all the good things for later, while burying myself in work and responsibility and the shallow expectations of others. I would never let a dream be just a dream, I would make it a plan and carry it out, the best I can at least - that's good enough. And I wouldn't always critizise everything I do...! Ooops - my signature is very true this week (this is not critizism, by the way, just a fact!:D), I started out with my post but forgot the point. Jade and Diana (in a PM) pointed it out to me: Why not start right now? Exactly - that's what I wanted to say! Comet or no comet, our lives are short and we're not here to waste time postponing things or imagining ourselves less than we are. So why not start right now! I will, dammit! :D}):D So pardon my not-so-straight thinking here, but I did get there, eventually...! *lol* Lots of light and love, Jenny

kayne	27 Jul 2002
I would be on a plane tomorrow and spend at least 5 of those 17 years travelling and enjoying the world and the people in it... :D I think education would not be a good field to work in because people would stop having children and people wouldn't focus on it so I don't know what I would do for work... Money would have less value every day... I think. Hmm... I can't help but think of it in terms of stuff like this, more than the lights just turning out... Hmm...

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