Not with a bang but a whimper

According to a select group of conspiracy theorists, the world will end on December 21, 2012.
Unless my math is wrong (which, let's face it, it most probably is), that's 3 years, 11 months, and 30 days from now.

The basis of the theory stems from the Mayan Long Count Calendar. To spare you the details, the gist of it is that, in Mayan tradition, the Gods created 3 worlds before ours, with each world being created and destroyed on a long count of 12.19.19.17.19. I have no idea what those numbers mean, I don't even know what the hell a long count calendar is, but according to some smarty-pants historians and scientists, December 21, 2012 will fall on a long count of 12.19.19.17.19 as well.

COINCIDENCE?!
Yeah I think so.

Further study into this fascinating theory however points to the fact that no prophecy was made concerning that date. Heck, the Mayans didn't even say the world will end there. It's simply a date that shares a count with the previous creation. In fact, the Mayans even had dates put on AFTER Dec.12,2012. Some even going as far as the year 4772. So that's bit of a bust on the theory. If it turns out to be false, there's going to be a lot of embarrassed conspiracy theorists out there, blushing and looking at their shoes.

But, let's presuppose the Mayans are correct. Suppose the world DOES end on December 21st, 2012. Maybe it's not an "end" in the traditional sense. Maybe it's more of a spiritual renewal, or the genesis of a new form of life that we can never imagine.
But what if it IS the end? What if on that day, the world, and everyone in it, ceases to exist?
In the blink of an eye, life as we know it, comes to a grinding halt.

They say the world will end in 3 years, 11 months, 30 days. In that span of time, can you honestly say that you've made something out of life? Would you be able to welcome the apocalypse, with open arms, devoid of fear or regret? Maybe you don't need a profound explanation for life, but just something that can make you say, "I'm ready."

Will you be able to say that when the end comes knocking at your door?

This is the way the world ends

This is the way the world ends

This is the way the world ends

Not with a bang but a whimper.