The
LED light you bought the other day
in
case the power goes out again where
you
live. In case of emergency, one must
be
prepared. The gadgets, gizmos, twist
ties
and rubber bands you’ve stuffed into
the
junk drawer: Even though some of the
items
are unidentifiable to you, availability
of
such odds and ends could possibly come
in
handy one day. The boxes and containers
stored
in the basement or attic, piled high
in
the corners of closets are always at the
ready
should you need to ship or store any
of
the other stuff you have managed over
time
to accumulate. You do not officially
qualify
as a hoarder, but being considered
a
pack rat seems reasonable to say. You’ve
invested
in a stock pile of MREs just in case
the
Apocalypse or famine should happen
your
way. Batteries, drinking water, portable
radio,
generator, can opener, Swiss army
knife
will certainly be a necessity in keeping
you
safe. You’ve just mowed the lawn and
are
ready to trim the edges along the sidewalk.
Now,
where in hell did you put that weed eater?
You
search the garage and basement when you
remember
loaning it to your neighbor the other
day.
If any or all of this I have said thus far rings
true
for you, our lives have been in part or full-on
tailored
and adapted to this way of preparedness
in
America today. I am struck, however, with the
Bedouin
way of seeing things as he traverses
the
Sahara Desert in Africa, packing everything
he
needs on his camel with nothing but the
sand
the sun and wind in his face. Never a need
to
track down his neighbor for the weed eater
never
returned.
Chris
Hanch 11-8-18
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