The possibilities are infinite

The possibilities are infinite

People get depressed about the future and I think, "Sure, things look bleak and it is difficult to imagine there won't be a great deal of discomfort in the future, BUT look at the opportunities:

When else in Human history will people be able to witness Economic devastation, Global Environmental Collapse, Massive Species extinction, AND Nuclear War, ALL in a SINGLE LIFETIME.   Not to mention the possibilities of total social collapse, Global Epidemics, Mass starvation and hunger.

What other generations of mankind will ever have this unparalleled opportunity to witness the unbelievable horror firsthand and possibly even survive?  There is no movie or fantasy story ever made that will remotely compare to the real terror that these calamities present.   And -- to have to confront them all at the same time, in the same lifetime, is so much more frightening, that it can hardly be imagined.  There is no movie ever made that can equal the thrill of THAT."

So --- if you get depressed about downsizing, or losing some favorite possessions, look on the bright side: "YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET!"  This is "child's play."  

Your present pains and misfortunes will seem like welcome friends once you survive just a few more years.    You will look back through the smoke and clouds and mud and dirt and horror and think, "What was I ever unhappy with?  I had it made.  I wish I knew then what I know now."

And you might also say, "I sure wish we could breath the air again," or, "I really would like to go outside in the sun today."

In the meantime, just relax...

There is nothing that you can do anyway.   You could try and go camping in the woods or building a bomb shelter, or stockpiling food, but that won't REALLY work.   Your persona won't survive, even IF your body DOES avoid injury and death.   You need a society for your persona to survive.  You need a social network of faith and love and trust and hope.  Without that network, you are just an intelligent ape with a small jaw.  And THAT Network has already been destroyed for all practical purposes.  With 60% divorce rate, and the increasing rate of incarceration, insanity, depression, homelessness, suicide, and disease.  We are already seeing it fall apart.  Just ask yourself, "Who would help  ME if  I was homeless???"    If you are like many people alive today, the answer would be NOBODY

So, all we can do is wait for the infrastructure to finish destroying itself, so we can rebuild the social network again; hopefully with more love than the last time around.  In the meantime -- there is nothing practical that is worth doing.  All you can do is enjoy the moment, and wait.   Wait for the future to arrive and be thankful for the nice times you already had.

Good luck.  Hope you like mushrooms.

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William Schaeffer