Notes For The End of the World

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Maybe the world will end. Not a pleasant thought to have of a Monday, but with the way things are now, it’s on a lot of our minds. Headlines and memes about WWIII are everywhere. We’ve always been our own biggest threat. There’s so much darkness in the world these last few years. It’s understandable to be afraid. I’m afraid. But how we move now is important.

With so much anger and hatred pulsing through the ether, it’s more important than ever to lead with kindness. Lend a hand. Do what you can. I know you might read this and think I’m being naïve, silly. And maybe I am. But if there’s a choice between descending into the hatred spewing from all directions or choosing to be kind in a world that is less and less so, I will choose the latter.

And even if the world does end tomorrow, at least we can say we tried to do some good until the very end.

But to be honest, I think we’re grand. When things kick off, the media loves to churn up terror to get clicks. Based on what I’ve read, an actual world world is unlikely. But media outlets will still bang out listicles of the safest places to be, how likely it is you’ll be vaporized etc. All to make you scared enough to click.

But it does give pause. Are there things you’re not doing because tomorrow is taken for granted? I know this is true for me. Maybe you should make the phone call, do the thing, eat the cake, shoot the shot. Do it now. Not because the world will end tomorrow, but because we don’t have unlimited time.

This piece here is just to encourage you (and me) to move in the world with kindness at a time when we’re being forced towards anger, hate, fear. Fear is the mind killer.

(It also goes without saying that I am vehemently against war, against the killing of innocence. It breaks my heart, and it’s wrong regardless of the cause.)