Quis hic locus, quae regio, quae mundi plaga?

On December 21 2012 the world was supposed to end, according to the Mayans. But a few days before, the newspapers were splattered with stories about the Delhi Rape case. This changed my mindset.

It wasn’t the end of the world in the literal sense.  It was the end of the world as we know it. It was time for a great change that would mold the minds of this century. Every century since the beginning of time has had great changes.

In the nineteenth century we saw the industrial revolution which changed almost every aspect of daily life.

In the twentieth century we saw both world wars and the concept of nationalism was born.

They all happened at a time where there was general unrest. The Nirbhaya case felt like a beacon showing me that our world has too many problems at this point in time. And its time to change. 

Death does not mean the end of life in tarot cards or in orneirology.  It is a metaphor for venturing into a change we do not comprehend or know about.  It’s a strange and terrifying adventure and yet, it is a necessary part of life. In the same way, it is time for our society, our mindsets, the world as we know it - to die.

The title is a quotation from Seneca's Hercules Furens (The Mad Hercules), Act 5, line 1138 , where Hercules is wondering where he is and just  says :”Quis hic locus, quae regio, quae mundi plaga ?

I'm wondering where we are in time. What change is coming? Will it be the exciting Zombie apocalypse or the mundane world from The Long Walk by Stephen King? Will it change the state of humanity and displace us from the top of the food chain? Which world awaits us: Dystopia or Utopia? Does our current world fall into either category?

I guess we'll have to wait and see.