Summary
This section of this focused on a lot of things. A lot of things that by reading this over and over, I will still never get until I actually study it. There is so much mind-blowing research and information. It can inscrutable sometimes. One thing, however, that drawn me in and that I had a good understanding of was the Hinduism belief on the 2012 theory. It actually made me rethink that this 2012 "end of the world" thing might actually happen. According to them, humankind has been living in the Kali Yuga, the "Age of Vice" for about 5,0000 years (modern humankind). Some of the things they believed about this modern era is that: 1. people will murder for no reasons and won't see anything wrong with it 2. husband and wife will find contempt in each other 3. pre-teenage girls will get pregnant 4. social acceptance of sex as being the central requirement of life and, 5. people will be addicted to intoxicating drinks. There are much more but these are five random theories they believe that is actually true in our society. To come back to the 2012 assumption, the Hindus believed that: 1. there will be increasing desertification and extremes of heat and cold (hint: Global Warming!) 2. plant life will become extinct, animals will die off, and humans will be reduced cannibalism, and 3. at the end of Kali Yuga, an avatar of Vishnu called Kalki will appear to destroy whoever is lost then the new Golden Age of spirituality will began.
Bruce also talked about the Apocalypses, which some religion (such as Jews and Protestants) refer to as Armageddon or even "judgement day". They know that we are near the world's end but they are not specific on when it will end. Surprisingly, they have also predicted that on April 13, 2036, a near-earth asteroid named Apophis will make a huge terrestrial impact on Earth.
Quote
"People will take vows only to break them soon after ... People will without reason destroy trees and gardens ... There will be no respect for animals, and meat eating will start" (Bruce 85).
Reaction
This is part of what the traditional Hindus believed. I didn't find this at all shocking, but a little amusing. When it said "meat eating will start", it made me think about what did the Hindus eat back then. Was it unethical for someone to eat meat/animals in their days? While reading all the Hindus predicted about our generation, not only those listed above, I slowly smiled to myself at how all freaky that is. They have predicted everything so accurately so far. Now their belief are making me think that this "end of the world" could possibly be a fact. The 2012 belief is still not scary to me though, just a little bit entertaining.
No comments:
Post a Comment