I have been thinking alot about the future lately.  There are so many questions that you can ask yourself and so many things that you should or could prepare for.  Does that make you a person that others say don't grasp the importance of living in the here and now?
     I know how to live in the here and now.  Believe me when I say that I have learned to live in the moment and to stop and smell the roses.  After fighting in two wars for this nation I definitely know how to do that.  At the same time I know how important it is to have contingency plans for the unexpected.  It is better to be prepared for the unexpected then it is to react.  The whole concept is to prepare for the bad things and hope for the good.  I wrote another blog about the show doomsday preppers that is currently on TV.  Some people see them as being crazy and yet I feel a sort of kinship with them.  I know how important it is to be prepared.  I personally think that some of them take it to the extremes but that is their life and we have no reason to judge or dictate what they do.  That is one of the freedoms in this country.  Yes they have spent a lot of money in that lifestyle but they justify the expenses as a means to continual survival if the SHTF.
     Ask yourself what you would do if the economy crashed or there was a solar flare that knocked out the power grid for good?  All that money you have in the bank (ha ha) would be for naught because you wouldn't be able to get to it.  Do you have enough food and water in your home for at least 3 days?  Do you something that you would be able to trade in order to get these items?  That is all that prepping is about and that is some of the things that I have been thinking about lately.
     My mother-in-law lives with us and she puts all of her faith in God and says he will take care of her and provide.  She tells me that I some of the things that I have bought and built are not necessary and yet I have also read the bible and believe in God.  I also know that God wouldn't of put me in some of the situations I have been in during my life if it wasn't to teach me how to use certain skills.  People are put in our lives for a purpose.  Maybe my purpose is to be the protector for my mother-in-law and my family.  Just my thoughts about the future.