2012

I just watched the movie entitled 2012.This movie was adapted from one of the prophecies of NOSTRADAMUS, a noted and popular Astrologist and Physician of his time. According to the Book of Prophecies, Michel de Nostredame (his real name), predictions often times
occur. The reason why his prophecies are still widely read until now. Readers have discovered apparent predictions of such world events as the French Revolution and World War. Anyway , I'm not really interested in his prophecies.I just came to know about him and his predictions through a documentary film introduced to me by my son. One of them quite interest me.Its his prediction about the end of the WORLD, COMES 2012.
While I was watching the movie I felt horrified, shaken and shocked, by the occurrence of a very dreadful happening before my very eyes.It was really frightening, to see the whole country of United States and its people being literally eaten by the grounds as it break and divide into pieces, the volcanoes were exploding, the buildings were collapsing and ocean water rapidly rising so high( in fact as high as Mount Everest) forming huge tidal waves as the entire Nation, being swept out from the map. The people were simply helpless and got nowhere to hide.As to my own opinion the most significant event in this movie aside from crumbling and falling apart of buildings, especially the "Statue of Liberty", was the scene where in the President of the United States, has chosen to stay to be of service to his country and its people until his last breath, instead of going w/ His salvation troop.I won't divulge the entire film so you get the chance to experience the way I did as I watch the film. In the movie you'll be able to see different human behaviors. There are selfish and selfless, hypocrites and honest, materialistic and patriotic. Just like in real life. Though the movie is still considered as fiction it has the essence of reality and anticipation.In the end the scriptwriter still considered the feeling of the viewers, by giving a hopeful ending ( why? just try to catch the movie ).
This morning I attended the Sunday Mass, The Gospel happens to be somewhat related to the movie I just watched. I would like to quote :
Mark 13: 24 - 32
24 "But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light,
25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
26 And then they will see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
27 And then he will send out the angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
28 "From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.
29 So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, at the very gates.
30 Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away before all these things take place.
31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
32 "But of that day or that hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
This is what I believe-in. As a Catholic in my heart and in my mind, I truly accept HIS WORDS, that all these written in the BIBLE are bound to happen.We usually tend to set a goal for the future and our children's future.What if,we make a goal beyond the future. To invest something permanent even beyond 2012. I am not trying to be holy for I myself could attest that it's really difficult. Mind you, I think it's easier to climb Mount Everest than to Love the people who persecute you,to be gentle to those people who are mean to you.Much more those who doesn't stop pulling you to the brink. In short to love your enemies.Though, if you analyze honestly all the chaos that we are experiencing now are also due to our own doing. Because of greed, selfishness and insensitivity towards others we tend not to take all these matters seriously.For most of us will never be contented of what we have. And the irony of it all, all these will be left behind. For we are compelled to go back to HIM w/ nothing as we came w/ nothing as well.All of us humans are bound to face our Creator and HIS FINAL JUDGEMENT when the time comes.