SURVIVAL PART – 1

We have come across the term ‘survival of the fittest’. Those who could compete and establish their identity are the beings fit for surviving in this world. ‘The desire to live’ helps to keep up the candle of life without getting flamed out. Navigating through life’s scariest and helpless periods, really does sounds daring. First of all, the foremost thing to remember when you are stuck in a problem, try to get rid of panic and be alert and calm your mind. The flood that struck Chennai recently has made all of us alert up to some extent, I suppose. The destruction caused by the flood was very horrible and people had almost lost their identity, money, shelter, clothing and most of all- ‘livelihood’. The death toll was rising in figures on TV screens and everyone was helpless.

During such natural disasters it is advisable to keep a fully equipped kit for our survival. It is an emergency kit and should be kept handy. It should contain a zipped pocket file containing all of your important documents of identity, bank pass books, passports, credit and debit cards. Make sure that all of your family members know every phone numbers of your relatives and important emergency numbers like that of the numbers of ambulance service, fire rescue and so on. Have few packets of dry food items of your choice. It is better to have biscuits, tapioca chips, potato chips, glucose powder, roasted peanuts, cashew nuts, pistachios and the like. The reason to have nut items is that they are rich in proteins which are used to boost your energy. Then the kit should have some cash amount especially in denominations of 50s, 100sand 500s. Then an all-in-one Swiss knife is an essential constituent. A high beam torch with extra batteries will guide you and others at times of darkness. Apart from smartphones it is vital to have old dialer mobile phones with extended battery life. Always have sufficient money in your sim account and keep your phone charged up to 95%. Also try to maintain this battery percentage then and there. A radio will keep you informed about the situation even if your phone’s signal fails. The kit should even contain thick ropes, water bottles, candles & matches, duct tape and scissors. A fully equipped first aid kit with all essential medicines should also be part of the survival kit. All of these commodities should be contained in a water proof bag.