Do you think that 2012 will be the end of the world?
@blondeladyinred (106)
Jordan
February 8, 2010 12:09pm CST
Every one around the world is talking about 2012 they all think that 2012 will be the last year in the world,many films and many books and they sometime make you belive it,i have an 8 years old child,he was so very affected by that he heard us once talking about discussing this subject he stayed almost 2 months afraid,he cries alot,i noticed him many times cry while we are sitting in the living room when i ask him about the reason he asks me the same question :what will happen in 2012?i try to convince him that this is just an imagination or it is only a story in a film.
What dio you think?would it be the end of the world ?
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36 responses
@blummus (451)
• United States
8 Feb 10
It's not the end of the world. It's not even close to that. The Mayan calendar is a cyclic calendar similar in some ways to the Chinese calendar system that assigns each year to one of twelve animals and one of the five elements of Chinese medicine and alchemy. Thus, 2009 was the year of the Earth Ox and 2010 is the year of the Metal Tiger.
In the case of the Mayan calendar, there are several cycles of differing length involved, so that each day has had its unique designation for centuries. In 2012, all the different cycles in the Mayan calendar will work their way back to the starting point on or around December 23rd. While some mystics hold that this 'reset' of the Mayan calendar is important, it's worth noting that the Western calendar 'resets' every year in the middle of winter on the first of January, and that each 'end' of a cycle also marks the beginning of another. It's what 'cyclic' means, after all. ;)
@blondeladyinred (106)
• Jordan
9 Feb 10
Haha,that is very true Donsky,thank you for sharing and thanks for stopping by .
@teamrose (1492)
• United States
9 Feb 10
First I think you should screen the films you allow your impressionable young child to watch. That said, no, I don't think the world is coming to an end in 2012. However, if it is I am prepared to go. I enjoy my life and think the after life will be equally good.
@FRANCISCOANDLEE (750)
• United States
9 Feb 10
No I do not believe the world will end in 2012. Far as we know the day may be tomorrow it may be another 200 years away. I know people have gotten into the whole mayan calendar, and many into Nostradomis predictions. No one knows the exact time when our world will change. We know that it will we just can't foresee when.
Your son is too young to have such great concern... poor little guy. Tell him that no one know when the world will end if it ever happens in any of our life times. He should be enjoying his youth playing ball, hanging out with friends and such. He has his whole life ahead of him and he needs to enjoy it. He need not worry about things there are no answers for. Its a movie that shows what if... It doesn't mean that it will happen. Good luck.. Keep giving hugs and support he'll be okay just gonna take a little work to stop him from thinking about it.
@prakash1241 (84)
• India
8 Feb 10
no not at all because we cannot say that it will end in 2012 but it may end after some years due to the problems created by mankind
@kryptoscode (452)
• Philippines
9 Feb 10
As what have you said it's all imagination that 2012 is the end of the world. There is no one you could tell when is the end of the world only our creator knows.Let just focus on our everyday life and make most out of it. If it will be it doesn't matter anyway because that god's will and no one can change it. So start a day like it's the end of the world tomorrow make you life meaningful.
@jalzay (29)
• India
9 Feb 10
I believe that this world is of course have to finish one day. But the exact year ,day and time is only known to alimigthy God. At the same time we can take the decision based upon lots of facts and activities that have taken place on this earth in last fifty years. The most dangerous of them are the Nuclear Bombs, Hydrogen bombs and the Missile technology. It may also be popssible that another planet and haevenly body will going to hit earth in the days ahead. We sholud not worry about the earth but ourself and our life priciples.
@valkerion (1827)
• United Kingdom
9 Feb 10
Let me put that straight. WHO EVER BELIEVES WE LL DIE AT 2012 GIVE ME ALL YOUR BELONGINGS! :D
Seriously now, this end of the world thingie came up because of the Incas calendar. It was it's structure that made it end at a specific number of years. Unfortunately for Incas, when their calendar ended last time, Cortez came and blew them all away. So they associated Cortes + end of calendar = end of the world..
Well....a thousand times no!
@kaylachan (71762)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Feb 10
The world will eventually end as does everything as far as life is concerned. Do I think it'll happen in 2012? No. Just like I didn't believe the y2K scare. Just what it is a scare produced by the mass media to draw some attention. Negitive as it may be, but it sure boosted film ratings and got people talking didn't it? That's the point.
Most humans exist to make money. One way to do this is to make something so horrific, or ledgndary to get people talking, to get people interested, to draw attention to their book or film. And guess what... this method works.
Just like y2k this will eventually pass and people will be on the next thing.
@satya4186 (279)
• India
9 Feb 10
no this is not so easy that we say n few Hollywood movie says that at the end of 2010 world will we die all earth will be full of water so this is not impossible it never be happen ya this can be right that any natural disaster can be happen.
@luvlymee26 (326)
• Indonesia
9 Feb 10
We will never know what will happen in 2012. And i don't believe that 2012 will be the end of the world. I think the medias such as movie, books, they exaggerate with the prediction of the end of the world in 2012. Before, people said that the world will end in 9/9/99, but nothing happen at that time. Well, if that really happen, maybe we should prepare ourself from now, we should change our bad behavior and become a good person, so we will never regret our live.
@blondeladyinred (106)
• Jordan
9 Feb 10
I agree with you,yes we should change our lives this is a great thought ,but we have to try to be good all the time because we do not know when and how we will die,thank you so much.
@saintsinner13 (47)
• Philippines
9 Feb 10
Definitely not! There are still millions of years our earth has to go to. Only humanity will end but not the world! Just like in the old Ice age. The dinasour ended but certainly not the world!. Our world will only end when there is a very strong imbalance in our solar system especially in the Sun. --This does not mean that humanity will end too!--- Remember all those are just creations of humans! "HUMANS" not a God who knows for sure of the certainty of things. So don't ever waste your time on 2012 beliefs, it takes away brainz lolz...
The issue is on your 8 year old child here who is very affected. Your kid is on the school age years and its normal for them to feel that way according to their developmental years. The best approach is by telling honest facts to them because this will affect their sense of "industry" if they stay always that way. I think your problem there should not be disregarded. Children who does not go through properly will encounter problems in their later years...
@blondeladyinred (106)
• Jordan
9 Feb 10
Thanks ,i like what you said about the children,i totally agree with you.