Hysteria in modern society (Sofia)

In modern society hysteria does take over a lot. For example, in 2001, there was a rumor that the world was going to end. A lot of people were scared and terrorized. And when the world didn’t end and the whole 9/11 tragedy happened, many people said that that was the beginning of the world ending. But that obviously didn’t happen.

            Like in 2001, many people agreed that the world would end on December 21, 2012, because that was the end of the Mayan calendar.  Some people were skeptical about it but others believed it. On the dates of December 20^th and 22^nd, social networks were blowing up. In my opinion, those dates were the dates that I had the most annoying news feed ever. On the 20^th people were saying many thing about being scared, not wanting to die. And on the 22^nd people were talking about “surviving” the Mayan apocalypse. When in reality nothing happened.

            I personally think that the Mayan calendar ended for other reasons. I am not sure which reasons but I don’t think that the end of their calendar meant the end of the world in any sense I think it meant the beginning of a new era.

            I am sure that in the future other people are going to make more rumors about the world ending. But I don’t think that anybody knows when the word is going to end. I believe that only God knows when he want to end this world.