Surviving the Collapse: How I "Woke Up"

The biggest reason most of the folks we come across in our daily lives have no idea what is coming (the basic collapse of the American infrastructure) is the fact that they are “still sleeping.” The iPods, Lady Gaga, American Idol, and You Tube silliness all work well to keep the masses sleeping. This might be a good thing, in a way. If nothing else, it buys the rest of us time to continue to prepare. And if enough people do wake up, it will actually accelerate the inevitable. But that is okay, since it is going to happen anyway. And perhaps more people will survive to rebuild our nation.

I personally believe it is too late to turn this sinking ship around. The Euro will crash literally any day. The Dollar and Yen will fall right behind it. The best we can hope for is that the crash and subsequent reset won’t last too long. I think at least one generation, maybe two, will really be in the hurt locker. I believe the current administration wants a partial crash so they can more fully seize power and instill their way of life.

But I think they underestimate how bad the collapse will be. Even if they thought of calling Chinese Troops to quell rioting, the rest of the world (probably China, too) will have their hands full.

I still find myself reeling (mentally) when I contemplate the probable loss of life that will occur in such a scenario. I’ve been trying to plant seeds with folks I come in contact with. But it seems to have little effect. But I am also careful not to sound like a right-wing nut job. Not because I care what people think about me, but I don’t want to make myself a target.

It is my hope that those of us who survive will keep some historical records, so when the country (world?) rebuilds it can be on a more mature, more stable foundation. I have hundreds of hours of lectures on CD about world history, religion and philosophy that I acquired from a company called “The Teaching Company” And while I am not an overly religious man (I’m nearly an atheist but enjoy Buddhist-style meditation, my wife is a Christian.) I do see the positive aspects of Christianity on a society. Or, as is the case these days, the negative effects of its absence.

But my point of today’s piece is how I became awake of the dangers coming our way. In the process of talking about that, I will point out why I think most people remain asleep. It’s worth noting that radio and TV personality Glenn Beck is a great source of information. It seems he knows what is going on. And I wish to point out, I developed my opinions about the world before I had even heard of Glenn Beck. Once I woke up, I began searching the AM radio dial to see if anyone was talking about this sort of stuff.

My life has been an interesting one. Heck, I could (and hope to) write a book about it. But I’ll try to keep the background info brief. My biological father abandoned our family of five when I was seven (and the oldest of the kids). I started cutting grass and washing cars at 8 years old. I’m sure I wasn’t very good, but I made lots of “pity” money. And it helped install a good work ethic. I was also a scared kid who turned to drugs and alcohol to try and quiet my mind at a young age. By 28 years of age, I was a washed-out bum who couldn’t get (or hold) a job.

So I cleaned up my act, and by 41 years of age had mortgages on four properties in Southern California. One being a beachfront condo, the other being a cabin in the mountains (Yes a “cabin in the mountains”. But don’t get ahead of the story.).

All was going well, not a cloud on the horizon. Aside from the two above-mentioned properties, our other two properties were preschools. Our flagship operation had been full, with a waiting list, since 1978. I was dabbling in Restaurant Consulting and Real Estate. We rent out our beach condo weekly to folks who want to vacation on the beach in Southern California.

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