Thursday, February 22, 2024

February 21 - The Campfire Trail - The Line Between Prepping and Being Prepared

February 21, 2024

Day 873 of the Adventure

For years, I've largely ignored the frantic messages about impending societal catastrophe. I've always felt that as dysfunctional as we are as a government or society, there were always enough checks and balances to keep us between the ditches.......mostly. When building our businesses, I would receive regular queries about "What if" scenarios regarding economic collapse, civil unrest, crime in general or even entire melt-downs of civilization. My response was always, "If any of that happened, we would all have a lot more to worry about than just our business. So, why not just bet on the pendulum not swinging that far in either direction." That has always worked pretty well for us. 

2020 began changing my perspective on that as a couple of our business were mandated by government to shut down. By mid 2021, I was ready to adjust my position some and have slowly inched my way in the direction of becoming more prepared and more self-sufficient. I still hold to the belief that we can avoid total calamity, but my faith in that stand is under attack on many fronts. On a scale of one through ten. One being completely oblivious to any danger of the possibility of any economic, social or criminal meltdown. Ten being complete apocalypse, I'm checking in at around a six. 

Being a person of faith. I am not disturbed about any level of hardship to come. That being said, I do believe there are plenty of Biblical examples and principles regarding being "ready" or "prepared" for the unknown. One principle in particular is that of the story of Joseph being betrayed by his brothers, ending up in slavery, then promoted to leadership by his slave masters and finally understanding that God had given him a vision of a bleak future of famine. Further instructed to stockpile food for the onset of the famine, he did precisely that. In the midst of the famine, he was not only able to feed the entire nation of Egypt (his former captors) but also feed the nation of Israel including his own family, who had betrayed him and had thrown him into a pit to die.

What is the line between "Prepping" and "Being Prepared?" I'm planning to explore this in upcoming days. All while continuing to prep our own property for garden space, along with fuel, energy and water security. If these thoughts have concerned you, you are invited to follow this journey of discovery we are going through. 

Carry On

Adventure Quote:  “We are not preparing for the world we live in - we are preparing for the world we find ourselves in.”  ― Michael Mabee

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