Many of you who have me as a friend on Facebook know that today is my birthday, which means that as of today I am now 27 years old and getting awfully close to 30. When a friend of mine on Facebook asked me "what's the weather like on the other side of the hill?" today, I had a sudden realization...I might not make it to 30! Now don't go flipping out, I have no intention of leaving the Earthly plane anytime soon, but 2012 is only 2 years away. That means that if there is any truth to the "end of the world" theories floating around about 2012, I might not be around in January of 2013 to celebrate my 30th b-day. Sort of a downer if you ask me.
There is however a brighter side, which is the fact that %100 of the time, we humans fail at end of the world predictions. If you just do a search for end of the world predictions you'll find failed prediction after failed prediction. Recorded history has an unending smorgasbord of them. I guess in away they are kind of like history's pennies, being dropped and picked up by everybody, but basically worth nothing.
The scary thing is though that one day there will be a end of the word prediction that comes true. Most likely it will be a big natural disaster, or perhaps a man made one, but it will happen bumping the failure rate down to %99. Let's just hope that doesn't happen anytime soon. However if it does, I hope the world goes out in a rather cool entertaining manner rather then something stupid like nuclear war. Perhaps a robot apocalypse or a man made black hole from CERN or something. Those could be fun, just not during 2012 because when I die and make it to wherever we go next, I at least want to say I made it to 30 before I have to choose which alien species I want to reincarnate into for my next life, seeing as humans would be, well extinct.
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Of course, if time really does exist all at once, humans may not be extinct and you could reincarnate in what we deem our past.
But I think you'll make it to 30 and I'll make it to 38. The only difference is you'll be happy you've made it, while I'll be shaking my head at the onset of 40.
Oh! I've already told you earlier, but Happy Birthday again!
I suppose the wolf does eventually come, doesn't he? But maybe the wolf won't come until no one believes the cries of wolf anymore. Maybe being alert and watching for the wolf is what keeps the wolf away. We can hope, I suppose.
Happy Birthday!!!!!!
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