When Harold Camping decided to announce that this evening at 6 p.m that the rapture would take believing Christians to heaven and usher in Armaggedon, he automatically ensured that today would not be the day. Matt. 24:36 states “No man knows the day or the hour” and I’m not really sure how Camping’s followers were able to set aside that simple admonishment.
More important though is the next verse, which points out that people were living their lives right to the moment of the flood.
That’s how we have to be.
The Doomsday Clock is set minutes before midnight, disasters happen unexpectedly, wars rage, but should we just give up, roll over and cower in our beds?
No. We need to live every moment that we are alive by reaching out to help those whom we can and sharing light, love and blessings. There were undoubtedly many people on the planet whose lives ended at 6 pm, but the rest of us need to take a note:
The essential message of Camping and others of his ilk should be, you’re going to die someday, so make sure you’re following the most important precept in all aspects of your life, “Treat others as you would like them to treat you.”
In other words, Be kind to one another.
Shawn L. Bird 
Well said, my beautiful friend!