Watching conspiracy theories on YouTube brings me back to others in the past.
I
remember the UPC codes; which now seem benign. Those bar codes were
talked about as the mark of the beast. In my memory a few products had
them before they were a big subject, but suddenly they were added to
many products- maybe all products for sale- and Christian circles
freaked out.
Then springs to mind
the end of the world in 2000. Computers just weren't going to handle
year numbers that started with a 2 and clearly that was going to mean
the end of civilization. We went to Israel in January of that year; saw
the tinsly street decorations in Bethlehem, and the Ottoman gold,
bronze and marble ones in the ancient shrines and already 11 months
before- tension was in the air.
I sat in my house in
Maitland and watched online as nothing happened down under but
fireworks. I had a great Christmas tree that year; a ridiculously
appointed house- with a beautiful Christmas tree inside.
Today
is an eclipse. Like new dramas on tv, and celebrity trials, this one
promises to be the best one ever- until the next one. Apparently
there's another one in seven years but at the same time this is the only
one ever, also.
Remember the end of the Mayan calendar? Remember the end of the Norse one?
All we have is today and that's all we've ever had. That's a fact.
It's enough.
That's an opinion.
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