Cataclysm

Submitted by Zentrist (United States), Nov 24, 2008 at 00:44

One of the prophets I've heard of, from the Baha'i Faith, believes we will soon see, indeed, some sort of world-historical cataclysm. To me, this sounds like a nuclear catastrophe that will not wipe away all of life, but will leave enough to start anew. The new direction will then be a more positive, long lasting epoch of fruitful human-spiritual evolution. (Bahais believe in a world order based on their Scriptures; I actually belonged for a period of time up till the year 2000.) I'm not really into Zen, although I've tried to use some of the best of the Eastern ways of life. I'm trying to be a practicing Catholic--not an easy thing to do, especially when you have to work every weekend. (I returned to Catholicism under the influence of my wife some years ago.) Be all that as it may, I'm a centrist, politically. I expect the worst while still hoping and praying for the best. Thanks for the compliment. I've enjoyed your thoughtful posts.

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