16 Important Rules of Survival and Preparedness

  1. No matter how well you know how to do something, keep training and keep learning.

    Practice what you know and learn what you do not know. Read books about life and about history. Discover how others have responded to adversarial situations, whether in ancient history or as a fictional manifestation of a talented author.

  2. Feelings and compassion count as does the love and support of friends and family.

    This is an important point. Without these qualities, the will to go on may be compromised. A good example of how feelings and compassion play a role in survival is demonstrated in in Cormac McCormack's "The Road". In the book (there is also a movie), the love between a father and his son is paramount to their ultimate survival.

  3. Grieving is important as is the need to spend personal time alone to rest and recharge.

    No one can do it all 24 hours a day for days on end. When and if the time comes, you will need to take time to grieve your losses and also time to rest and recharge your mental and physical batteries.

  4. Total inaction is not going to save you.

    To do nothing is to die. Sorry to be blunt but making decisions and following through with a plan of action will give you at least a 50/50 chance of survival. Do nothing and you become a target.

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