The Burden of Truth and Knowledge

• A worsening global economy fueled by excess government spending, undeserved entitlements, and a dearth of decent, well-paying jobs.
• The likelihood of massive food shortages within the next three to five years due to adverse weather patterns and droughts.
• The threat of laboratory mutations intentionally causing a worldwide pandemic.
• Ongoing and insidious use of political and government power to reign in and control the masses.
• False and misleading statistics are taken out of context and being paraded as truths.
• Manipulation of our food supply via misguided bioengineering without due regard for our health.
• The expansion of the super rich, the elimination of the middle class, and the swelling of the working class.
• Propaganda and fear are used to influence where you live, what you purchase and how you deal with healthcare.
• Personal freedoms and liberties are being sacrificed – in the United States, at least – by quiet little Executive Orders that carry a big punch.

Need I go on? I think not, since the enlightened are already aware of the malfeasance that attempts to control and manipulate our lives.

Last week I posed the following question on Facebook:

I have been musing with the Survival Husband on the burden of knowledge versus sheeple oblivion. Does anyone else feel it? The burden, that is.

The Ultimate Burden of Knowledge

I was overwhelmed with emails that related anecdotal stories of the personal strife created by this very same muse. Family members accusing them of being crazy, friends and co-workers tagging them as nut jobs, and the despondency created when trying to awaken the blind to the truth about our world were recurring themes.

In a perfect world, I would like to think that we – as an educated and modern society – would face these burdens together. But alas, our world is not perfect. Not that it ever has been; but now, with the proliferation of the electronic age, we are more aware of just how imperfect the world and society has become. This same electronic age, and the Internet specifically, has allowed the powers-that-be to create false flags and falsehoods with rapid deployment via recognized news channels. Who is to blame the lazy for accepting such lies at face value?

Many of us find that our shoulders are not strong enough to carry this burden alone. And yet we attempt to do so in the very best way we can. We stock up on food, we learn survival and coping skills and we become accustomed to living with less, not because we have to but because we may be forced to one month, one year, or even ten years from now. It can be a lonely journey.

How lovely it would be get up each morning, put on a happy face and go about the day. With a few extra dollars in our wallet, perhaps we would purchase some new shoes or go spend $100 on a night out on the town. An emergency fund? What is that? Pay off credit card debt? What for? Just keep on smiling, keep on having a good time and assume that if something bad happens, the government or those crazy preppers will take care of us.

And so, if you are like me, you do your best to carry on in spite of it all. Some days are better than others.

After work, if the sun is out and the chores are done, you might take a hike or hit the lake in your kayak. On other days, things are not so pleasant. Time is spent reading, writing, learning, sharing – doing whatever it takes to keep spirits alight and optimism – now cautious – alive.

The Final Word

I share this short essay with you today as much as a catharsis for myself as a message to let you know that you are not alone as you internalize your knowledge and attempt to come to terms with its affect of your life, your loved ones and your moral values.