Like crossing a stream on a broken ice pack
Navigating the current
situation is like trying to cross a turbulent stream, rich with ice melt and
chunks of big ice...
...and your stepping stones are pieces of broken-up ice pack,
roaring downstream from further up the stream.
The only footing you have are those pieces of floating ice...but
it's treacherous, as they rush by with the speed of the current, bounce off
of underwater rocks and each other, and some with sink with your weight.
You don't HAVE to cross the stream right
now; however, there is a BIG ice dam further upstream, holding a lot of water
back...and it is slowly melting and will eventually break loose and send the
BIG flood down your nice little river valley.
Do you cross the
stream now...with all of its dangers? Or wait for the danger to subside a bit
(it might not, of course)? Wait for some bigger ice chunks on which to step
across the stream...because they'll be more stable? Or take the risks NOW,
hoping to avoid that big bust-out that is sure to come?
If I compare our preps to where we
started (seriously, for the first time) in 2005...we've come such a long,
long way. We actually have a good chance of surviving a LOT of scenarios.
But then, I'll get pensive...and remember all of the GAPS and shortcomings we have in our long-range preps plan. If I allow myself to ponder on it too long, it can be depressing...even scary.
There are times to hesitate and
deliberate...to analyze and prioritize...so that we're getting the biggest
bang for our prepping buck.
Following this logic
trail...there must necessarily come times when it is TOO LATE to hesitate,
deliberate, analyze or prioritize; when ACTION must seize the day! Or, you're
too late. It's the difference between being a Jew who emigrates away from
Germany in 1930-35...vs. one who TRIES to emigrate away in 1939 (by which
time it was pretty impossible).
As an example of this last principle...to
a large extent, the opportunity to stock up on ballistic wampum (ammo) in
meaningful amounts may well be behind us now.
The same might be said of silver and gold right now...
OTOH, FOOD STORAGE is
still relatively plentiful and available...but for how much longer? I'd guess we're
certainly down to single digit years, in the very most optimistic case. If we
take a purely pessimistic scenario...that time line might be down to
months...perhaps even weeks. No, I can't make a hard prediction on that...and
you should be skeptical of anyone who claims they can. ('No man knows the
day,' right?)
So, then, what temporal advice might I offer a 'somewhat' prepared
son or daughter facing the current situation? (Since we should ALL
be pursuing the Spiritual aspects already, I'll assume you're doing that, and
now we're simply discussing the concrete temporal questions.)
And now...a word about trade-offs!
REMEMBER, the priorities suggested above
must be adapted and tailored to fit YOUR particular situation, the
ENVIRONMENT you live in, the SCENARIO(s) you expect to cope with, and your
own long-term OBJECTIVES (survive in place or bug-out; high-profile or
low-profile; active or passive defense strategies), etc. These priorities are
NOT the be-all or end-all of prepping; however, but they are a good starting
point for prepping priorities, given where our world is right now, at this
moment of time in May, 2013. Use them as the starting point to tailor your
OWN priorites!
And to sum up an old
football coach of mine: don't just stand there watching the grass grow!!!!
Whatever you're doing...DO SOMETHING!!
RusherJim
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THIS BLOG ATTEMPTS TO SHOW HOW SCIENCE IS CATCHING UP WITH REVEALED RELIGION
THIS BLOG IS AN ATTEMPT TO PUT ALL THE COOL STUFF THAT I BUMP INTO ABOUT THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST AND EVENTS THAT LEAD UP TO IT INTO ONE LOCATION.
THE CONTENTS WILL BE FROM AN LDS PERSPECTIVE. IF YOU DISAGREE WITH ANYTHING IN HERE, I DO NOT PARTICULARLY CARE TO ARGUE, UNLESS YOU CAN ADD TO THIS BODY OF WORK. I HAVE AN OPEN MIND, THAT IS WHY I READ STUFF FROM ALL DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND SEEK LEARNING FROM THE BEST BOOKS. I JUST AM NOT HERE TO ARGUE ABOUT IT - BUT TO PUT IT OUT THERE WHERE OTHERS CAN PERUSE/PURSUE IT. I TAKE PARTICULAR INTEREST IN HONEST SEEKERS OF TRUTH AND BELIEVE THAT SCIENCE IS REVEALED RELIGION'S BEST ALLY. YOU WILL SEE ALOT OF TOPICS IN THIS BLOG THAT SHOW SCIENCE BACKING - AND SLOWLY CATCHING UP WITH - REVEALED RELIGION.
ENJOY!!
THE CONTENTS WILL BE FROM AN LDS PERSPECTIVE. IF YOU DISAGREE WITH ANYTHING IN HERE, I DO NOT PARTICULARLY CARE TO ARGUE, UNLESS YOU CAN ADD TO THIS BODY OF WORK. I HAVE AN OPEN MIND, THAT IS WHY I READ STUFF FROM ALL DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND SEEK LEARNING FROM THE BEST BOOKS. I JUST AM NOT HERE TO ARGUE ABOUT IT - BUT TO PUT IT OUT THERE WHERE OTHERS CAN PERUSE/PURSUE IT. I TAKE PARTICULAR INTEREST IN HONEST SEEKERS OF TRUTH AND BELIEVE THAT SCIENCE IS REVEALED RELIGION'S BEST ALLY. YOU WILL SEE ALOT OF TOPICS IN THIS BLOG THAT SHOW SCIENCE BACKING - AND SLOWLY CATCHING UP WITH - REVEALED RELIGION.
ENJOY!!
Thursday, May 9, 2013
WORDS OF WISDOM FROM AVOW
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