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Preparedness is a question of mind and a question of matter. Preparedness of mind is mainly treated under Mental Power. Preparedness in a practical sense is a question of what kind of problems we will encounter. Will it be own illness and disability or will it be outside occurrences, like a tornado? Both demands serious consideration. Rule 71: Figure out which problems you may encounter As a part of the tactical power rules, you were invited to have information on the reality of the world. With the "global village", nothing less would not work. Finding the changes, good and bad, before their happening will be an extension of this search for reality. Every senior citizen should keep a list of at least twenty possible changes. Twenty changes which could impose a problem to you and challenge your power, your seniorpower. Rule 72: Choose the right hobby Combining pleasure and utility is always advantageous. Except for religion, no commitment excels that of a dedicated hobby. If you still have the opportunity to choose or change, consider selecting of hobby which can develop your mental, physical and tactical power. You still have a pretty wide range to pick from. You may be considering to quit stamps collecting or painting and be a gardener or a hunter or a auto mechanic. Or you may simply be committed to a hobby for money. At one end of the scale is the crafting, e.g. as describes in Sylvia Landman: Crafting for Dollars. At the other end are stock market activities and art collecting. A friend of us was advised by his father to learn a practical profession as well as an academic. When he later was appointed a judge, his auto mechanic skill made him a valuable hobby. Rule 73: Study the practice of storing necessities There has been written a lot about this topic, particularly during the cold war. The Y2k-problem and emerging problems in various foreign countries, including Balkan, has awaken the interest in being prepared for a crisis. A little common sense may help. Try James Talmage Stevens Making the Best of Basics: Family Preparedness Handbook. As a mental exercise, it may be interesting to be aquatinted with some of the survival literature available. Pretty fresh is the book of Howard J. Ruff: How to Prosper During the Hard Times Ahead Ruff is mainly treating economical advices. Ruff, father of thirteen, lost the nuclear bomb treat with the end of the cold war and apparently missed the demographic bomb treat. He now seems to try twisting a little money out of the Y2k-problem. Just read Chapter Eight - Panic Proof and Nine and Ten if you are interested in gold and investments for personal security. He also writes well about family values, but misses words like environmental problems, scarcity, ethnic conflicts and energy crisis. You may also benefit from reading Anita Evangelista: How to Develop a Low-Cost Family Food-Storage System This is a low priced, low profile book. More extreme in approach will be the book of Rainer Stahlberg: The Complete Book of Survival It is even contemplating invasion from a foreign planet. Please read this as a kind of science fiction. Rule 74: Develop your network One important measure is to build or develop a network of family friends and/or neighbors. The power of friends have always been a part of the power of the singular. Rule 75: Coming Rule 76: Know the attackers Most mature people know the risks of the environment. So there is little to be told. While many places are like heaven, more and more people are suffering form the impact of rising attacks. The universal list of threating groups could read: Criminals and gangs Drug addicts Rapists People of different ethnical or religious background from yourself. Particular enemies Insane people Paramilitary personell in a crisis. Government in a totalitarian system. Starving people The real time risk is depending on the "temperature" of the society. Satisfied enemies can well sleep in the same bed, while starving neighbors may murder. Spotting persons of such a list is difficult, close to impossible. It is required to be cautious corresponding to the situation. And to realize the increasing danger of a difficult time. Rule 77: Learn and exercise appropriate selfdefence Nobody would dream of neglecting fire, theft, etc. insurance. Payng the taxes for having a police guarding you will not safegard you in the most demanding situations. In a cruicial moment, only you can defend you, perhaps even without traditionally weapon. Rule 78: Coming! Rule 79: Coming! Rule 80: Work for getting fearless Work to get fearless, particularly free of the fear of dying. You may find relief for the fear of death in the book Promethean Ethic of Garrett J. Hardin. It is no longer available in book stores, but you may find one in a used book shop or through the Amazon system.

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