Where Are We Headed

[dalsingh101]

All I know is that, those people who can fight and use their brains strategically have the best chances of survival.

Our own communities simple mindedness makes us look like we are out of our depth on the global political scene. Thankfully we still a small number of some hardcore dudes that would fight hard if it came to it. Sadly they are mostly monay, drinking types.

[VanHelsingh]

I'm being very serious and I'm not trying to lighten the mood or anything, but playing Metal Gear Solid 3 for the past few days and the themes of nuclear war, war in general, duty, friendship, love, etc., are all issues that have been on my mind.

Ultimately there is nothing we can do to affect change on an international scale. I guess the best thing to do is prepare yourself physically, mentally and spiritually for the worst but don't mope around thinking its the end. If you feel an affinity for Sikhi then Gurbani will always be your first port of call.

[scooter]

I think the best we can do is to start learning to live our life without technology. i wonder what to do if no electricity

[Khaalis]

No need to live a totally paranoid life, but good to have an idea of reality if/when your country goes to pot:

This is a great example of short term emergency (1 year) and what the realities were. There are more important things to consider than having gold bars... First aid training, basic medical supplies, water purification, being armed correctly, fire making capability, a real currency for trading i.e. Much needed supplies, sanitation, ability to increase numbers in a short time etc etc. For a longer term emergency people need to realise that things would be different i.e. Fuel, Ammunition, medicals, food etc would run out, so one should have knowledge of how to create and fight with improvised weapons, how to find and prepare food and water safely, knowledge of local fauna for medicine/sterile supply etc. An important aspect that gets missed by survivalists is psychology. We are blessed to have a spiritual culture, and should learn and be able to benefit from it in such a dire scenario. In terms of maintaining chardi kalaa, daya, bibek budhi (telling friend from foe) and not turning into base animals like many people do. This is just a quick post, there are many more aspects to consider, esp protection of women, children, elders... Knowing what and how much to stockpile pile etc, I hope to write a comprehensive article on this subject in the near future, but here are a few references to get you thinking about the scenarios etc:

http://www.survivalblog.com/2011/09/lessons_from_wartime_bosnia-he.html?mid=513838

A few decent sites looking at skills, equipment and most importantly knowledge needed for these situations.

http://get-urban-survival-skills.blogspot.com

http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/

[scooter]

I have seen many survival video especially these days there are many on discovery and national geographic. The main thing i worry about is they are survive in jungle etc by eating some living organisms. so i don't know whether we should choose death over eating meat or not , if that time comes