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A Commercial Diver’s Guide to Emergency Preparedness, by A. Diver
Right now you might be thinking, “Why did he use the phrase ‘emergency preparedness’ instead of ‘prepping’?” The answer is really simple; “prepping” has a negative connotation in this world. While the rest of the world has been in survival mode for a long time, Americans have been living in the lap of luxury. This world of convenience that we have made for ourselves has made us fat, naive, and lazy. This “lap of luxury” lifestyle has also made us complacent. We take things as they are and expect everything will be alright. If you are reading this, you have either already broken out of that mold or are ready to do so. Now what? How do you go about getting yourself ready for what is to come? That is what I am going to try to lay out for you here.
Let’s talk about commercial diving for a minute, so you can understand where I am coming from. Divers get on a boat with limited resources. They go out to the middle of the ocean, where help is hours, if not days, away. They go underwater, where visibility is usually non-existent, and perform a task that most people are not skilled enough to do. Sound familiar? If you have been thinking about getting prepared for an emergency of a large magnitude, this is exactly where you will be– out in the middle of nowhere with nothing but what you have brought with you. Help will be far away, if not non-existent. Few will be qualified to operate in this environment. See the parallels? So how do you become a person who will be qualified to operate in such a bad situation? The answer is one step at a time. Chinese philosopher Laozi once stated, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” This is that step.
We, as Christians, may ask ourselves why we would bother to prepare. God will give us what we need and will call us home when he sees fit, right? I believe that God will give us what we need to survive, but how will He do it? I would have nothing but for the grace of God, but when I wake up in the morning there is not a plate of bacon and eggs sitting on the table waiting for me. There is, however, bacon and eggs in the fridge waiting to be fried up. This is God’s grace. He has given me the ability and sense to educate myself on how to acquire what I need to survive. This is how God has provided. This is what I call the conservative view of Christianity. The liberal view is believing that all thing will just be given to you without any effort on your part. I believe we all have been put on this earth to accomplish a task. I am not egotistical enough to think I know what God has planned for me or when I will be done with my assignment.
Source: http://survivalblog.com/a-commercial-divers-guide-to-emergency-preparedness-by-a-diver/
