I was really ang, angry, angr, well, not really angry but frustrated I guess with what's going on in the world. Harold Camping spent millions of dollars on a campaign to let people know that the world was coming to an end, that earthquakes would ravish the land and all children of GOD would be lifted up for eternal life with the LORD. My question to Harold is, what now? You scared thousands of people, me excluded, although I did put my most valuable belongings in one safe place in the event that scientists caused another man-made disaster, but that is another story.
I am also frustrated because for a brief moment, I did panic. We as Christians can not leave it to the church to teach us everything there is to know about the bible. Pastors teach that being a Christian isn't just coming to church on Sunday, singing some songs, listening to the word while nodding and agreeing and the benediction. We are to spread the word and live by the word. So in leu of this false rapture, I have decided to commit to reading the bible on my own. I really feel bad for the people who cleaned out their life savings, sold their homes and cars, used their last bit of money on a vacation or confessed some things that we all know should be taken to the grave.
Well for me, there is a blessing in everything and what this non-rapture taught me is that we do not know the day nor the hour that we will die, be it of a human disaster or an angelic miracle, but what I do know is that I can strive to become a better Christian and a better person. I can give the homeless person on the corner a few bucks because I would probably spend it on something that will make me gain weight or breakout. I know everyone thinks that when you give money to the homeless that they are just going to spend it on getting high, maybe and maybe not, that's not for me to question, all I can do is try to help people, a little at a time. I can also spend a few hours out of my month volunteering at some kind of shelter or non-profit, because in those few hours that I am helping others, I am saving my brain from getting dumbed down by reality television. Instead of having my annual yard sale, this year, I can give away the clothes that in my own little conceited way are not good enough for me to wear again because I have gotten caught up in the 'out of season' hype. The little money I would make from a yard sale would probably go towards another gadget that will be considered 'out of date' in about eight months. When looking (reading) back, I realize that I have a lot of room for growth.
So where I started out being frustrated by Harold Camping, I would like to take this moment to thank him for this moment of clarity. People always ask, what would you do if you knew you were going to die? Common answers of course are: spend all of my money, go on a lavish trip, skydive, take all the risks that with the blessings of continued life, I would not have enough nerve to try. But for me, I would want to help someone else have a better day than they were having, a better week than the week before or a better year than the last.
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