Today is the 22nd of December.

It is also exactly 364 days before every living thing on Earth perishes to the floor, if there is even one by that time.

That is, if you're a Mayan.

I was just browsing through the internet the other day, and I stumbled upon a link on Yahoo, about the Mayan prophecy that was brought to life by that apocalyptic movie, which came out last year(I think) that easily described the 'apparent' apocalypse as "well, hey, if you're filthy rich, and by rich I mean by the billions, you could easily survive God's apocalypse, no problem whatsoever". Lies, I tell you.

I kept on reading the theories these group of people have that could justify knowing the exact date of the dreaded apocalypse ie: A whole lot of BS to attract more tourists to Mexico, and increasing their annual revenue. (But hey, that's just me!) Come on, I respect their beliefs, but why would God set THE date, and let all of his creations know about it? We will all just fool around until, say, 1 month prior, when we repent for all our mistakes. What is there to life then?

Or so I thought.

It got me thinking, and this is not to say that I believe in the doomsday prophecy even for the slightest bit,but,

WHAT IF we do have only another year to live? What would I change? How will I spend my life? Why is my priority now even a priority to begin with? Who am I choosing to please?

As I saw the prophecy at a new perspective, it became clearer that maybe, it is there to remind us to reanalyze our very existence on Earth. If I had only a year to live, I can safely say that i would do a few things differently. A LOT differently. But that's the thing, no one will ever know how much time they will spend here before they die. SO, how one chooses to live his/her life, in this one chance that they get, is crucial to ensure a happiness that will continue beyond life here on Earth.

So, how do you choose to live? And what does it cost?