01-10-2009, 03:26 AM
(01-09-2009, 11:30 AM)nshucet Wrote: I must agree with the excitement. I think too many people get caught up in the thought of losing their attachments in this world and they don't even stop to think that they are part of something beyond great!
Yes, definitely! But I thought it would be interesting to bring up one other useful observation...
Do you remember the Y2K bug? This was a computer problem that would affect every personal computer that had to deal with the internal clock moving from 1999 to 2000, or more specifically, '99 to '00, but doing so in a way that computers did not perceive the 00 as 1900, thus causing major calculation issues and countless errors.
Well, if you recall, humanity didn't even seem to think any of this was an issue until the end of 1998 and certainly in 1999! One YEAR before a potential catastrophe that people begin paying attention to something external that might affect them?
So my point is that while it is definitely a shame that we don't spend more time celebrating this exact range of space/time, I'm thinking that people will slowly begin coming around and making their choice as the alarm bell sounds its final call. Whether or not people "awaken" en masse in 2011 (like they did for the Y2K bug) will be an interesting observation, for sure!
Stee