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Saturday, January 8, 2011

The Rapture vs Milk

So there is a group traveling the country trying to make us all aware that the biblical Rapture is going to start on May 21st of this year.  Whether you believe that or not (which can be the subject of another post) it brings up an interesting idea.  What would you do if you knew the world were going to end in just three months?  Would you work to make amends with others?  Would you enjoy time with family and friends?  Would you quit your job and travel?  Would you spend all your money?  What would you do?

One would hope that if you could verify that the Rapture really were coming on a specific date, one would work to make themselves right with God and each other.  After sitting out in front of the supermarket the other day, the day of a predicted 3-6 inch snowfall (hardly the end of the earth) I became disheartened about the state of humanity.  I watched a people entered and exited the supermarket with an attitude that can best be described as controlled looting.  There was an air of frenzy as people "stocked up" before the storm.  It wasn't limited to a few people either as the parking lot had no extra spaces and, in fact, had cars waiting for others to pull out so they could zoom into the empty spot before someone else did.  Is that really our reaction to upcoming hardship?

If that's how we react to an upcoming minor snowstorm, how would we react to end of the world?  Thoughts anyone?


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