今天的世界,依旧和昨天没什么大的区别,太阳照常升起,我们继续生活!
无论是末日论盛行,还是某些不法分子在背后作推手,都告诉我们,尽管我们的经济取得了巨大的发展和进步,但是我们科普教育和信息传播依然存在薄弱环节,在一些阳光照不到的阴暗角落地方,末日论依然有市场!抢蜡烛等等这种“杞人忧天”荒谬之事便是明证!所谓的“末日”前一天,天空灰蒙蒙的,我无意在家里的书架上翻出了一本尘封多年的英文版《圣经》,竟然是KJV皇家钦定版本(King James Version),我记得在第一章“创世纪”里就提到“诺亚方舟”——
世界在神面前败坏,地上满了强暴,神观看世界,见是败坏了。凡有血气的人,在地上都败坏了行为,神就对诺亚说,凡有血气的人,他的尽头已经来到我面前。因为地上满了他们的强暴,我要把他们和地一并毁灭。(圣经·创世纪:6:10-6:13)
And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
看哪!我要使洪水泛滥在地上,毁灭天下。凡地上有血肉,有气息的活物,无一不死。我却要与你立约,你同你的妻,与儿子,儿妇,都要进入方舟。(创世纪 6:17,6:18)
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.
凡地上各类的活物,连人带牲畜,昆虫,以及空中的飞鸟,都从地上除灭了,只留下诺亚和那些与他同在方舟里的。水势浩大,在地上共一百五十天。神记念诺亚和诺亚方舟里的一切走兽牲畜。神叫风吹地,水势渐落。 (创世纪 7:23,7:24,8:1)
All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
耶和华闻那馨香之气,就心里说,我不再因人的缘故咒诅地(人从小时心里怀着恶念),也不再按着我才行的,灭各种的活物了。地还存留的时候,稼穑,寒暑,冬夏,昼夜就永不停息了。神赐福给诺亚和他的儿子,对他们说,你们要生养众多,遍满了地。(创世纪 8:21,8:22,9:1)
And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
世界末日,这类剧本一直是好莱坞电影的票房保证,现实中,在我们老去、死去之后,变成茫茫宇宙中一粒尘埃,我们这个世界依然可以继续存在很久很久…其实,毁灭人类的不是外力,而是饥饿、贫穷、战争,还有不健康的生活方式。人类本应是大自然的一员,而不是主宰万物的统领…嗯,明天见,晚安!