For
the past few years, the mention of the new millennium had instilled thoughts
about our future, feelings about time that has passed, and worry about things
yet to come. For some, the coming of the new millennium had great spiritual
significance; to others, it was an event of community and celebration.
Many
believed that our third millennium began just after the stroke of midnight on
December 31, 1999. Others believed that the third millennium didn't really begin
until exactly one year after that. And then there are many people for whom it is
neither the third millennium, nor the much-talked-about Year 2000.
Differences
in individual beliefs of tradition and time did not deter the vast majority of
people all over the world from commencing once-in-a-lifetime celebrations when
the Year 2000 rang in.
For
people of many cultures, the Year 2000 had been a beacon signaling the turn of
our history. Now that it has finally arrived, we will need a new signpost to
signal to us the coming of the future.
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