{"id":474,"date":"2012-12-20T22:40:56","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T03:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/truthsyoucanuse\/?p=474"},"modified":"2012-12-20T22:58:43","modified_gmt":"2012-12-21T03:58:43","slug":"its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/truthsyoucanuse\/2012\/12\/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it.html","title":{"rendered":"It’s the End of the World as We Know It, and I Want To Be a Blessing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today we reach the last day of the ancient Mayan calendar. This fact has prompted to predict the end of the world.<\/p>\n

These types of predictions are nothing new to people of faith. While we may not agree with them, we can certainly make use of them.<\/p>\n

They remind us to ask ourselves the question: If we knew we would not be here tomorrow, how would we live today? \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Be a Blessing<\/strong><\/p>\n

The answer I often turn to is captured in the words traditionally said in Judaism after a loved one dies. Zichrono l\u2019vracha,<\/em>\u00a0“May his memory be a blessing.”<\/p>\n

These words convey the purpose of a well-lived life. That those who come after you, those who remember you, look to your life as a blessing, a benediction, and an inspiration.<\/p>\n

Being a blessing means that you have touched the lives of those you knew, and that you have helped them to do the same for others.<\/em><\/p>\n

Today<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/em>To be a blessing is not something we should contemplate only if the end of the world is approaching. It is not something we should think of only when a loved ones. Rather, our true task is to be a blessing, today and every day.<\/p>\n

By\u00a0Evan Moffic<\/a>,<\/p>\n

GET A FREE EBOOK: HOW TO FORGIVE EVEN WHEN IT HURTS.\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/U6pA1G<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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