January 1, 2012
A new year will begin.
It will be as unique as every other year has been.
The future is not predictable, any more than all histories produce expectations.
The earth spins in its orbit in an expected place and time, because that is what it has alwyas done, and we see nothing that is expected to change that.
We expect to draw our next breath, because we have always done so, and we know of nothing that is immenently threatening to stop it.
But there are no guarentees, so your very next breath is not a certainty.
The unexpected can change that in an instant.