One year ends and another comes. We hope the best comes to all of us every coming year and we have best wishes for all. This new year is special, a new government will come and 2012 is a mysterious year for our planet debated by scholars and scientists . Some predict the world will come to an end on 20 , 21 Dec 2012 which was made popular by a Hollywood movie. During the last few years we have seen intense arguments and analysis on the issue. One thing is similar the Hindu believe in four Yugas, Meitei believe in different Chak while the Mayan civilization believed in four different phases . All have the same theory , we are in the fourth phase. As per Mayan count the previous creation ended on a long count of 12.19.19.17.19. Another 12.19.19.17.19 will occur on December 20, 2012, followed by the start of the 14th b’ak’tun, 13.0.0.0.0, on December 21, 2012. Maya created the “Long Count” calendar, a departure from the shorter calendars. The Long Count is a numerically predictable calendar, not based on archaic measures of time. Now, purely as a consequence of the Long Count’s numerical value, many Mayan scholars agree that the calendar will “run out” after 5,126 years . The Mayans set this calendar to begin in the year 3114 B.C. ( Gregorian calendar). If the Long Count began in 3114 B.C. and it’s calculated to continue for 5126 years, the “end date” will be 2012 A.D. Further refinement sets the date to Dec. 21, the day of the winter solstice for the Northern Hemisphere. As per the Cheitharol Kumbaba which records the deeds of Ningthouja kings from 33 AD the fourth phase or Yug began in 3136 BC. Hundreds of ancient Meitei texts are not yet translated into modern Manipuri language and only a few books like Cheitharol Kumbaba, Ningthourol Lambuba, Numit Kappa, Naothingkhong Phambal Kappa were translated into modern Manipuri . Translation works were done during British and the short regime of Manipur Kings. After 1949 works related to our history were stopped and there is a complete gap of few decades. Coming back to 2012, let us leave destiny into the hands of the Almighty and let us start working thinking there is no tomorrow. We have to do the best thinking there is no future and there is no need to save or extort money for our loves ones or ourselves. Greed, distrust, dishonesty, bad governance should be shunted and once we discard greed and corrupt practices we can only expect a good future for all .
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