What if NOTHING happens after 2012?

I hear 2016 is the next big thing.

Originally posted by elaine
I'm looking forward to the New Year's Eve party we are going to have December 31, 2011.

The anticipation as the clock strikes midnight....

[edit on 14-11-2009 by elaine]

Nothing will happen on January 1, 2012.
2012 is not about the year 2012.
It's only about one particular day of 2012, i.e., ONLY about December 21, 2012.
So don't worry.
January, 2012....nothing will happen.
February, 2012....nothing will happen.
March, 2012.....nothing will happen.
etc., etc....
November, 2012....nothing will happen.
December 1, 2012...nothing will happen.
December 21, 2012.....THIS IS THE DATE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
BUT PROBABLY NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.

The topic of 2012 will continue to be a hot topic among some people as we approach that year and date.
But realistically everybody knows that 2012 is not about the end of the world.
The hype about 2012 being the end of the world has been brought about largely by those who have to thrive on such hype, such as movie producers, survival kit business owners and writers who depend on selling books.
To many, 2012 is a business opportunity.
There is nothing wrong with business enterprises per se. It's as human as it can be.

We all know and seem to believe that the world will go on and on. Even the Bible seems to indicate that it will go on.
The system of things may change drastically in the future but the world itself will go on.
The hype about 2012 is also based upon humanity's feeling of insecurity, especially during these difficult and uncertain times, whether from worsening economic downturns or fears and threats of wars and terrorism or from speculations that our environment will deteriorate and will cause global destruction.

To begin with, 2012 is not about the year itself of 2012.
It's only about one particular day, i.e., December 21 of 2012.
There will probably be nothing earth-shaking at all in the year 2012.
The Olympic Games will be taking place. U.S. Presidential elections will be going on.
Life will go on as usual.
Of course, among a segment of the population the hype about December 21, 2012 will continue to accelerate until that date arrives.
However, December 21, 2012 will come and go.

The only thing unique about December 21, 2012 (or in some calculations, December 23) is that it marks the end of a calendar cycle used by the ancient Mayan civilization.
In this sense, December 21, 2012 will be just like a New Year's Eve to those who are very much into the Mayan calendar.

So I don't see why we should not join them and have a celebration, since another cycle will begin immediately after that date (or in some calculations, December 23, 2012).
In fact I suggest that humanity, as individuals, or as individual family units or in various groups, should gather together on that day all over the world and have a celebration of life and a time of personal meditation.
It could be held on a mountaintop or in the desert or in any location of natural beauty where one could feel good vibrations.
It could be held in any of the so-called sacred sites around the world.
Or it could be held in homes, backyards, places of worship or in community centers or just about anyplace. The important thing is that people gather together to celebrate and meditate.

We all make New Year's resolutions, don't we? Or, at least we try to.
The same with December 21, 2012.
It's the beginning of a new cycle, and we all want to transform ourselves for the better.
2012 is all about personal transformation, not about catastrophic earth changes (although we cannot rule our anything!! LOL!!).
Real changes come from within.
The world will change for the better if we all make an effort to shift our attitudes, thoughts and actions.
This paradigm shift will not happen suddenly, although some say that it will be brought about supernaturally.
I personally believe that it will be a gradual shift.
This world will change for the better if each of us could change in some ways, for example, if we:

1) begin to abandon our self-centered attitudes (i.e., the "I, I, I" and "me, me, me" worldview) and begin to think of others more and understand others' feelings. Ethnocentricity should be de-emphasized. National boundaries and national identities should still be important but we should first consider ourselves as citizens of the earth (or even better yet, Citizens of Heaven) more than just being citizens of a particular nation. Global consciousness must become the dominant consciousness.
Or, even going further, cosmic consciousness, that we are all one and part of the human and cosmic family.

2) begin to de-emphasize our linear method of thinking and look beyond the physical and begin to acknowledge that this wonderful world is filled with mysteries and that there are things and even entities (the bulk of whom we believe are benovolent towards us) unseen in this world that co-exist with us. In a larger scale, we must acknowledge that there are countless number of intelligent entities whether in physical or non-physical forms (the bulk of whom we believe are benevolent towards us) in the entire cosmos and that eventual contacts with them may be inevitable.

3) begin to make our spiritual health a priority while we do our best to keep ourselves in good health. Material pursuit (beyond what is necessary for our basic survival) must be decreased, if not totally abandoned.

4) begin to de-emphasize our denominational religious structure and organized religion in general.
We must move away from superficial religiosity and seek for true spirituality.

5) begin to acknowledge that this entire universe was intelligently designed by a Creator (or Creators) whether we call the creator a God (or Gods), and that each of us is a unique creation and that we are not here by coincidence.
We must begin to re-appreciate and enjoy every moment of our precious lives and begin to thank everyday for our breathe of life. We must believe that our physical death is not the end of everything. In fact we must believe that there is an afterlife and that physical death is simply the beginning of a new life.

6) begin to think that now is the most important moment in our life, not yesterday, not tomorrow, but NOW.

If more than 50% of the world will begin to have a personal transformation based on some of these outlook on life, perhaps we will then be ready for a real global Disclosure of Truth, whatever that Disclosure may be that will be coming.

Therefore let us all look forward to December 21, 2012 as the beginning of a new day.
By the way, we do not have to wait for December 21, 2012 to begin to make our personal transformation.
In fact, we should start it right now.

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Friends, it is better to have and not need than to need and not have. If nothing happens, we have bought ourselves precious time. The catastrophic events predicted on 2012 are going to occur if not in 2012 they will at some point in our future. I personally like the 2012 hype becouse it brings to light the fact that these possible events will change life on this planet as we know it. The Science proves it has happened before and it will happen again. I hope that you are right my friend, but I am still going to plan for the worst just as I did with Y2K.

any more thoughts?


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Originally posted by Thalassa Noel
(...) but I am still going to plan for the worst just as I did with Y2K.

huh? planning the worst? like quit your job and hide in the underground ? Please... that is not the way, the best we can do is do our lifes as nothing will happen, because 1st, its not 100% sure that a cataclism will happen, 2nd we become aliented with that date and start to do bad things that prejudice others and society... This is the main reason the government has to hide some secrets, they must hide, if not, the masses would go panic and caos and thats very bad for them.

Wow this is like the 100th deja vu I've had on this question and the typical replies.....

[edit on 16-11-2009 by _Phoenix_]

I'm starting my biz now on the off chance nothing happens, so i can cash in before anyone else..
Place your orders now for your official

I SURVIVED 2012

T shirt.
Delivery for Christmas 2012

Yep i just wonder what date will spring up next, after like you guys said. I think humans always expect drastic changes to be on the surface, but never ever look to beneath the blanket.

Nothing unusual should happen that year, but remember things happen all the time.

December 22, 2012....

A laugh and point at the duped people party. Hey... they deserve it!

We teach children not to believe in foolish things so it should be no different for adults. They should be made to wear yellow clothes and a chicken little badge for a whole year.

IRM

There is never no nothing, the question should rather be how intense this experience will be..

One of my own philosofies:
Do not discuss, there are no right or wrong, just different ways of experience and manifistations of feelings.
Insted LISTEN!..
Cause you're feelings just reflect upon another's..

I am not sure its that exact date.

[edit on 11/16/09 by Ophiuchus 13]

Originally posted by Wes225
Although I do believe our government is draining the population of our money, future, etc. I do not think 2012 will be a big turning point in any regard.

Now if I where to think outside the box, I would wish that it'd be an "awakening" of sorts among the population, less stupidity, The people would somehow takeover the government and send us back into capitalism. Although this seems highly unlikely.

So my conclusion, 2012 is 30% probable 70% unlikely



[edit on 14-11-2009 by Wes225]

You mean back into communism you are in capitalism already unless you're typing from china or north korea or cuba lol

The only thing I see taking place around and after 12/21/12 is a large number of people will find some form of religion to follow and become “devout” in. After this large number of converts to religion the following 1/1/13 you will see a large fall out away from said religions.

People will try to prepare themselves for whatever might come spiritually and ass usual will step away while they feel safe again, until that is the next “major event” is to come up.

As for me 12/21/12 is going to be nothing but another work day. My life will not be affected by the date no more than it is any Friday the 13th. To me it has more to do with superstition than any real basis.

I tend to follow the adage “No man shall know the time”.


Raist

I find it quite odd to tell our kids they shouldn't feel scared if they see a black cat at Friday the 13th but prepare for the end of the world in 2012 just because some old calendar predicts it. You either believe in this stuff or you don't... there's no difference between the fear of a cat and the fear of 2012. Both is quite ridiculous.
And if the world collapses, it will happen anyway, no matter if we are prapared for it or not...

Sorry, I tried to post this interesting new twist on 2012 doomsday. Yet another monument on a different side of the planet, linking to the Mayan Prophecy and dating to exactly Dec. 21, 2012. I found it interesting, What do you guys think ??

Originally posted by Thalassa Noel
Friends, it is better to have and not need than to need and not have. If nothing happens, we have bought ourselves precious time. The catastrophic events predicted on 2012 are going to occur if not in 2012 they will at some point in our future. I personally like the 2012 hype becouse it brings to light the fact that these possible events will change life on this planet as we know it. The Science proves it has happened before and it will happen again. I hope that you are right my friend, but I am still going to plan for the worst just as I did with Y2K.

Could you try to be a little more vague and non-committal next time ?

And enlighten me on the "Science".

Originally posted by elaine
I'm looking forward to the New Year's Eve party we are going to have December 31, 2011.

The anticipation as the clock strikes midnight....

[edit on 14-11-2009 by elaine]

Um.. You know that "2012" refers to Dec 21 2012, almost a year after new years eave 2011? Ya might wanna do a lil' more research.

I want something special to happen in December 2012. If nothing happens, I will be very disappointed.

I am hoping those days to be some sort of judgment days - so that good ones are rewarded, and evil ones suffer. If there is no occurrences, like say the positive harvest mention by Hidden_Hand, then to me it just proves there is no justice.

A lot of people are doing bad things, but are living happy lives. And a lot of people are doing good things, but suffering. If nothing happens in December 2012, then no more concept of Karma for me - be as bad as I can be.

We're still due for extinction, and I hope it comes soon. I'm sick of paying bills and doing the 9-5 thing tbh.

Originally posted by CanadianDream420
I hear 2016 is the next big thing.

I thought it was 2029? Good point!
If I had a dollar for every time I heard it was the end,
I wouldn't have to work a crappy 9-5 at all!

Oh well, may as well be somewhat prepared for sthf,
whenever it decides to come to your neighborhood!
Sounds like its affecting alot of peeps around the country already!
Maybe we can keep it on the rails a little longer though...
as long as the rich are still rich, its all good!