With all the talk about tax-cliffs, sequestration, and impending changes to tax-code, we can’t help but wonder; were the Mayans right? Will the world really come to an end on December 21, 2012? Can we go ahead and give-up trying to help our clients plan for 2013 and head to the beach? Well, we did some digging. Ok, our marketing people did the research while we continued to assist our clients with estate planning, succession planning and other important issues during this time of uncertainty.
According to our research, the Maya, who lived in Central American between A.D. 250 and 900, had a cyclical calendar that ran approximately one human lifetime or 52 years (this was the first thing that smelled fishy to us!). To account for events more than 52 years away, they devised an additional calendar that ran 5,126 years, and it apparently began in 3114 B.C. After calculating the math ourselves, we did see that 5126 minus 3114 does in fact equal 2012. But, what does that really mean? After all, they thought no one lived past 52!
According to archeologist Christopher Powell, it doesn’t really mean anything! "There's no real prophesy that says this is going to be the end of the world," explained Powell. Further, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History said, "Western messianic thought has twisted the cosmovision of ancient civilizations like the Maya." Ultimately, the Mayan calendar believed that time started and ended with regularity, with nothing apocalyptic occurring at the end.
So, what does this have to do with helping our clients succeed in 2013? Ultimately, we understand that times are frustrating, and we want you to know that we’re staying on top of the changes as they happen. And, when we don’t have answers to the questions on business’ minds, we’ll at least give you something MORE. In this case, a little Mayan history!
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