Living in the End Times - February 1, 2016

For much of human history we have been entertained by the notion that we are living in "The End Times"

It makes us feel special. It makes us unique. It makes us matter. And it makes life a little less boring, really, when it comes down to it. 

And historically speaking we really think, or thought, we were living at the end. For example: 

• 50 years ago it was the Cold War. The specter of Nuclear War was serious apocalyptic scariness.
• Just about 100 years ago, the global economy first collapsed after World War I. Seriously nasty grim times.
• 150 years ago, in the US, the Civil War was ending. More US soldiers were brutally killed in that war than in all other US wars combined. An entire civilization had to be reordered. Man's inhumanity to man as on out door step. Again, not a great time.

Plagues, Famines, War, it is all there, and has been over and over. 

And every generation seems to have a narrative about how they will be "the last".

Usually, that has not quite been the case, though we've had to make some serious adjustments in how we manage, how we function as individuals and communities. We suffered losses, and horrible sorrows. And yet, we, as a species, have survived.

Climate change is easily apocalyptic too. When we look at the threats we will face our own survival can seem insurmountable. 

But like our history shows, we are amazingly adaptable as a species. 
We can adapt to this too. We may have deaths, sorrows, horrible conditions and losses (This would be why they call it "an apocalypse" people.) But with preparation, ingenuity, and hard work, we have a chance. 

Not everyone will make it. With our species exploding population on the planet, population dynamics suggest not everyone should survive, in principle. The carrying capacity of the planet is being seriously overstretched. 

And Mother Nature will win this. Have no doubt. Because she always does.

To us it is an apocalypse. To her, it is a shift. Our apocalypse is her rebalancing. 
That is terrifying. 
That is serious.
That is coming.
We will see it. 

We need to be ready. 

That I am posting this today, the data of the Iowa Caucasus, is only a little bit ironic. 
And this topic - of apocalypses and Mother Natures, is something I'll spend some time on here on this blog. So we can be prepared. 

Coming up next:
Packing your "go bag": The first step in being prepared

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