What Are Your Plans to Avoid This Sh*t in the Future?
Have you made plans on how to deal with the next major crisis?
Right about now the world is on edge.
Nobody has a clue what’s going to happen with this shitty fucking virus or exactly how long we will be forced into a state of self-isolation.
But, unless you’ve actually contracted Covid19 or you’ve been in close contact with someone who has, then it’s more likely that your main concerns are focused on how you’re going to survive financially in the near future.
Because as a result of many countries now being on lockdown and with all but the essential businesses/jobs put on hold (or terminated), many people have been left counting their pennies and trying to predict the number of days left before personal disaster sets in.
The World Has Had Enough of Our Bullshit
Humans are considered to be at the head of the food chain. We are supposedly the smartest of all the species.
Though, we still haven’t managed to learn from our past experiences.
From as far back as 165AD we’ve been experiencing plagues and pandemics but have still yet to be prepared for when the next one creeps up and sucker punches us right upside the head.
Perhaps our memories are just too short, or that when it’s not affecting us directly it’s easier to ignore.
Well now we are left dealing with a global pandemic and at the minute there seems very little that we can do to overcome it.
But, that’s all very aggressive, negative and most likely not helping anyone to get through these tough times.
So, what are you gonna do about it?
As mentioned above one of the main concerns playing on many people’s minds at the minute is that of finances.
Have I enough to pay the bills, purchase food and basically survive until things get back to ‘normal’?
Many of us live paycheque to paycheque, or maybe have enough saved away to survive a month, maybe two, with little to no income.
But then what?
It doesn’t bear thinking about, does it?
It’s my hope that once we eventually get through this worldwide chaos and make it out the other side (alive) that our lives will change for the better.
Which I know may be hard to see right now but there has to be something positive to come from all of this.
At the very least it should spur us all on to save a little harder in the future and be prepares for the next ‘rainy' day — when this first became a worldwide issue my immediate thoughts were of those ‘Doomsday Preppers’, they’re not looking so crazy now, are they?
And then there are the positive effects which I’ve been reading about when it comes to the environment.
For example, the drop in air pollution as a result of travel restrictions and I’ve even read stories of the Venice waterways, in Italy, seeing the return of various marine life again as a result of the city being on lockdown to the locals and tourists.
As I was discussing the recent events with my partner, just a few days ago, she happened to mention a very interesting theory which really got me thinking and it’s something that I’d love to believe, she said;
“I think the world has just had enough of our bullshit and this virus is a way for it to take some time out to recover.”
As We Look to Progress
You don’t need to be told that times are hard and they are likely to remain that way for the foreseeable future, but that’s no excuse to give up hope.
At the minute all we can do is sit tight, be cautious when it comes to spending and ride this wave of uncertainty.
But as we do all of those less than reassuring tasks, we must also remember to use this time to prepare.
Prepare to make some much need lifestyle changes when it’s all over.
To look at saving a few dollars away each week in case of an emergency and perhaps even having a stash of essentials should you be forced into lockdown once again, for days upon end, in an unexpected turn of events.
Like I said above, we all used to laugh at the ‘Doomsday Preppers' but it turns out they had the right idea — even if they did take it a little to the extreme.
So, let’s use these recent events to learn and adapt for the future.
Because after all;
“It’s better to be prepared for a challenge and not face one than to face a challenge and not be prepared.” — (a rework of a Les Brown quote)
Thanks for reading! :)