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For many of us, the specter of doomsday—a.k.a., the end of times, the end of days, the apocalypse, or, simply, tomorrow, Dec. 21, 2012—elicits a certain seriousness or a particular amusement, depending on whom you ask. Put the date aside for a minute and consider these end-of-world thoughts that Yahoo! News collected this week. They are serious, heartfelt, creative or funny, and they attempt to tackle the metaphysical:
What do we want to address personally in our lives? What would we like humanity to accomplish? What advice do we have for our fellow survivors, should the world meet a near-total demise tomorrow or any other day?
Some excerpted responses are below.
What would you do before The End?
Keep it simple: Let us resolve to pick up some trash. Brew hot coffee and serve it to someone shivering in the December cold. Read a poem out loud to friends, family, loved ones. Fill your home with music and fling open the windows to share it with the neighborhood. Leave the car in the driveway. Walk to a nearby woods, creek, field, pond, beach, hilltop. Pick up some more trash. Find that shoebox of old family photos and sort through them. Say the names of those you have lost. And don't forget to turn out the lights on the way out.
— Thomas Boyd, New York
Only one thing matters: Caring for the dying taught me that the only thing that does matter when our days are limited is who loved you and who you loved. I have never heard the dying talk about their job, finances, homes or worldly accomplishments. Rather, they talk about those who touched their lives.
So, my last few days would be spent hanging out with my partner and my daughter. They live in my heart, and there's no better way to spend the last beats of my heart than having them near and being grateful for all they gave me.
— P. Query, Vero Beach, Fla.
Thinking of others: If the world will end soon, each of us need to start now to spread kindness, in our neighborhoods, in our countries and finally in our world. Let's commit to being compassionate, generous and loving every day.
Some ideas we can start with:
1. Give someone a genuine compliment.
2. Go out of your way for someone: open the door, help carry groceries, or give up your seat on the bus or subway.
3. Donate new or used clothes, toys and household items to the poor.
Could we possibly end the aggression, the hate, the negativity that is prevalent in today's world? I believe so, one kindness at a time.
— Anne-Marie Ngo, Singapore
What do we want to address personally in our lives? What would we like humanity to accomplish? What advice do we have for our fellow survivors, should the world meet a near-total demise tomorrow or any other day?
Some excerpted responses are below.
What would you do before The End?
Keep it simple: Let us resolve to pick up some trash. Brew hot coffee and serve it to someone shivering in the December cold. Read a poem out loud to friends, family, loved ones. Fill your home with music and fling open the windows to share it with the neighborhood. Leave the car in the driveway. Walk to a nearby woods, creek, field, pond, beach, hilltop. Pick up some more trash. Find that shoebox of old family photos and sort through them. Say the names of those you have lost. And don't forget to turn out the lights on the way out.
— Thomas Boyd, New York
Only one thing matters: Caring for the dying taught me that the only thing that does matter when our days are limited is who loved you and who you loved. I have never heard the dying talk about their job, finances, homes or worldly accomplishments. Rather, they talk about those who touched their lives.
So, my last few days would be spent hanging out with my partner and my daughter. They live in my heart, and there's no better way to spend the last beats of my heart than having them near and being grateful for all they gave me.
— P. Query, Vero Beach, Fla.
Thinking of others: If the world will end soon, each of us need to start now to spread kindness, in our neighborhoods, in our countries and finally in our world. Let's commit to being compassionate, generous and loving every day.
Some ideas we can start with:
1. Give someone a genuine compliment.
2. Go out of your way for someone: open the door, help carry groceries, or give up your seat on the bus or subway.
3. Donate new or used clothes, toys and household items to the poor.
Could we possibly end the aggression, the hate, the negativity that is prevalent in today's world? I believe so, one kindness at a time.
— Anne-Marie Ngo, Singapore