It has recently occurred to me that the dating system we use on a daily basis is completely calculated on the sole recognition factor that Jesus Christ was born. I know we all know this, but I've lately contemplated this fact and it has hit me deeply.
Taken from Wikipedia: "Anno Domini (sometimes spelled Anno Domine, abbreviated as AD or A.D.) and Before Christ (abbreviated as BC or B.C.) are designations used to number years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The calendar era that they refer to is based on the traditionally reckoned year of the conception or birth of Jesus Christ, with AD denoting years after the start of this epoch, and BC denoting years before the start of this epoch."
If we are all in the year 2009, all over the world, then we are all recognizing that 2009 years ago, Jesus Christ was conceived, or born. And if we base our calendar on that fact, why wouldn't we base our lives on his teachings? It puzzles me that there are so many religions out there, so many ways to live, so many options to life ever after. It concerns me that I think sometimes, "How and why do I believe what I believe?" Sometimes my faith is all I have, and often times I wonder how I could relay to someone how much better their live would be with a little faith. I think a lot of times I couldn't convince someone to believe in God because I have no real proof that He exists, except that thing called faith! Then it hit me that we're all basing our daily life, our numbered years on the conception or birth of Jesus himself! Wow! That is amazing! If some religions don't recognize Jesus as God's son, then are they in a different year? What year would they say they are in? Just something in my head today! Things that make you go hmmmmm...........
