Survive the End Days
IV. Planning in advance: Preparing is vital
But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.( Luke 21:36)
My father has always been an ardent Christian and he has always believed in the importance of preparing for anything. I will never forget the best piece of advice I’ ve received my whole life:“ Son, forever be prepared to defend your life. I will not always be there to help you, no matter how much I want this.”
It was the mid-season of fall, 1986, when I went camping with my two best friends since kindergarten, Big Tom and Andy. He told me I should take my time in doing that, so I would not leave behind any important item. However, being prepared went against my friends’ beliefs who appreciated spontaneity much more. They came up with the idea of going camping 2 hours beforehand. While I used every minute I had to put together a small survival bag, Big Tom and Andy, my friends, didn’ t.
“ Come now, we will have a couple beers before leaving”, Big Tom told me.“ I don’ t know if I can come, I still have a few things I need to pack”, I said.“ You’ re boring, but ok then. Later”, was Andy’ s answer.
I packed items of necessity, such as an extra set of clothes, a sleeping bag, a survival kit( with bandages, rubbing alcohol, aspirins), a flashlight, a blanket, a compass, a few energy bars, a few bottles of water, lighters and matches, a sunscreen, even some duct tape. Having seen what I added to my survival kit, my father told me:“ You did well, my son”.
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