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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:
Be
Y2k-prepared (applies just
until January 2000)
The Y2k-problem seems to be more of a psychological than
a practical problem. The main problem is that nobody can
define for sure the extent, from nothing to a disaster.
There has been written a lot about the technical side of
preparing for the change. The most appropriate advice seems
to be: Prepare for one week problem in the supply of energy
and one month problem in the supply of food and other daily
necessities. The last scarcity may well develop from panic
and not from real technical problems. Under Rule 73, you
will find several books treating the question of storing
necessities.
You should also visit some of the most interesting
Y2k-sites, including those of Jim
Lord and Westergaard
Online. Lord has written a book about the problem and
how to solve it: Survival Guide for the Year 2000 Problem :
How
to Save Yourself from the Most Deadly Screw-Up in History
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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 treating 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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