What Y2K, the Flu Pandemic, and the 2012 Shift All Have in Common
I recently heard about the “coming 2012 shift” which will destroy our lives worldwide. People are advised to start preparing now. To me, it’s sounding quite a bit like the impending disaster of Y2K sounded in 1999. It’s also sounding like the constant warnings of the flu pandemic which were circulating the past few years.
Certainly the flu pandemic is coming. But so are earthquakes, tsunamis, and terrorist attacks. Unfortunately, we never know where or when. The disasters predicted for certain dates rarely if ever happen.
I think it’s wise to be reasonably and moderately prepared for any disaster at any time. This means having sufficient flashlights and candles and matches at home, working batteries, a battery-powered radio, travel documents in order, two or three weeks of food, water bottles, and cooking gas (if your country uses gas bottles), and gas in the car, and some cash money stashed in the house.
Once you are reasonably prepared, what is the point in worrying all day long, every day? (It appears that worrying about some of these disasters apparently gives meaning to some people’s lives.) For most of us, the best thing we can do is live our lives the best we can NOW, so that if some disaster overtakes us, we have no regrets about what we did with our time on this earth.
–Madame Monet
Tags: 2012 shift, disaster preparedness, earthquake preparedness, flu pandemic, terrorist attack preparedness, tsunami preparedness, Y2k
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December 11, 2008 at 8:59 pm
February 16, 2009 at 7:42 am
you’re wrong, dead wrong.
February 17, 2009 at 5:57 pm
I can’t say I’m very impressed with your comment, since you provided no useful information.
Madame Monet
May 1, 2009 at 11:02 pm
You’re actually very right. Besides, what’s the use in worrying if there’s basically not much we’d be able to do. Quite right
May 1, 2009 at 11:49 pm
What I’ve decided to do with the new H1N1 Pandemic is keep an eye on the situation. Whenever it appears that things could take a turn for the worse, I’m going to buy about three dozen large bottles of water, two extra gas bottles, a few masks, and some extra dry and canned food to keep on hand (including for cats). I figure if I do that it will give me an extra two weeks or more, which is more than most people will probably be ready for. If things start to turn bad, I may get a small stash of cash for emergencies, too.
May 26, 2009 at 1:57 am
This all makes perfect sense. Sometimes I wonder why people make such a big deal about what someone says because they can warn you all they want, but if they do it at the wrong time the information is useless. Always be prepared for anything is a great thing to say and don’t worry about what the news says or what people think. Very few things in this world can be accurately predicted so live life to the fullest and always be ready for it to end.