In episode 14 of House of Life, we reach an unexpected conclusion to our exploration of life and sustainability over the past thirteen episodes, and we get there by asking one of humanity’s oldest questions: are we approaching the end times?
But rather than getting lost in doom and gloom, we take an unexpectedly illuminating journey through prophecy, fear, and what it really means to live well in uncertain times.
What We Explore
The discussion begins with an unusual martial art called “mad dog fist” (yes, really) before diving into the geopolitical tensions surrounding Israel, red heifers, and biblical prophecy. Tom unpacks the bizarre confluence of ancient end-times beliefs and modern politics.
From there, we examine why end-times narratives are so compelling across cultures, from Abrahamic apocalypse to Hindu Yugas, Greek cycles, and Native American prophecies. We discuss the Doomsday Clock (currently closer to midnight than during the Cold War), why tech billionaires are building bunkers, and whether AI, environmental collapse, or holy war will be our undoing.
But this isn’t doom-scrolling in podcast form. Quite the opposite.
Asim shares eye-opening experiences from visiting Israel, and we dig into why populations become “brainwashed,” why everyone thinks they’re the “goodies,” and how fear keeps us chronically anxious rather than actually solving problems.
The conversation takes an unexpected turn when we realize that perhaps the real issue isn’t which solutions we’re fighting for, but that we’re fighting at all. Unity among people might matter more than being right. Self-healing might matter more than being on the winning side of history.
By the end, we arrive at a conclusion in our quest to better understand sustainability that applies as much to marriages and personal relationships as it does to global crises. It’s about something deeper than carbon targets or political victories. Something that ancient wisdom traditions understood but our modern cultures seem to have forgotten.
We hope it inspires you and gives you a sense of hope and direction in these strange and challenging times.
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