I was born 75 years ago. Since then I have gone through quite a number of similar predictions, the most frightening was for 1984. This was because of George Orwell's book and because the Hebrew date (written in Hebrew letters not Arabic numerals) read as "destruction." Each of those dates, including 1984, came and went. If I am fortunate enough to see it pass, I would say that the year 2012 will also come and go. What is important is that each of us should not think of the world coming to an end but how we can improve the quality of life for all of humanity.