{"id":2465,"date":"2023-01-23T17:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T23:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/?p=2465"},"modified":"2026-06-04T18:17:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T23:17:37","slug":"survive-calamities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/survive-calamities\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Survive Calamities Without Losing Hope, Purpose, or Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">War and political calamities threaten a worldwide deep freeze of dystopia.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-2504\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"579\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Harbin-Ice-Festival-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Calamities in 2023\" class=\"wp-image-2504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Harbin-Ice-Festival-copy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Harbin-Ice-Festival-copy-300x290.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are three vital guideposts for surviving life&#8217;s inevitable calamities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-1-fewer-toys-and-more-essentials\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">1. Fewer toys and more essentials<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When calamity strikes, the best survivors are stocked with essentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sir John Franklin thought he had those when he set out in 1845 with 138 officers and men in the British Navy to search for the Northwest Passage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They were traveling in two three-masted ships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a planned journey of 2-3 years.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/220px-John_Franklin-copy-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"John Franklin's big vision\" class=\"wp-image-2511\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The problem is he brought more toys than tools for the icy seas ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The toys included . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a 1200-volume library on each ship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>an organ on each ship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>china place settings with cut glass wine goblets on each ship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>sterling silver flatware engraved with every officer\u2019s initials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tools were . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>two ships and another as an auxiliary steam engine for emergency power<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a 12-day supply of coal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>regular uniforms but no extra clothing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They sailed for the Arctic with a plan to return in three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twelve years later, they found their bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They had abandoned ship.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-2497\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"636\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Explore-cargoship-by-Devian.jpg\" alt=\"Prepare for scary shipwrecks\" class=\"wp-image-2497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Explore-cargoship-by-Devian.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Explore-cargoship-by-Devian-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Explore-cargoship-by-Devian-768x477.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Big goals require big essentials\/Explore cargoship\/DeviantArt<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dead were frozen in ice with the sterling silver flatware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They were well-equipped with toys and ill-equipped with essentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-2-less-hurry-and-more-patience\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">2. Less hurry and more patience<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tragedy with any trip is the wrong supplies when the ship wrecks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s my concern for our country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obsession with political viewpoints outweighs underlying values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If financial markets suffer a shock, then our moral foundation will be tested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fifteen years ago, 50% of the stock market&#8217;s value was erased in 18 months.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-2596\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"510\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Stock-Market-Crash-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Market calamities of 2008\" class=\"wp-image-2596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Stock-Market-Crash-copy.jpg 825w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Stock-Market-Crash-copy-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Stock-Market-Crash-copy-768x475.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Stock Market Calamities of 2008\/Zerohedge\/Shutterstock<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, reward came within a year to the most patient who chose not to react.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever happens, we need more than money for stability and sound minds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We need the<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/stock-market-panic-how-to-channel-chaos-into-a-rich-future\/\"> patience<\/a> of an American icon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-3-less-judgment-and-more-cooperation\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">3.  Less judgment and more cooperation<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No one showed us better than Jimmy Durante.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-2509\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"982\" height=\"630\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/JimmyDurante-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Surviving calamities in 2019\" class=\"wp-image-2509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/JimmyDurante-copy.jpg 982w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/JimmyDurante-copy-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/JimmyDurante-copy-768x493.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">One big essential needed to survive calamities\/Jimmy Durante\/LIFE<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jimmy was invited to entertain soldiers on furlough at a base in California during the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He only had five minutes because of a previous commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So he got there and ended up staying longer, telling jokes and having fun with the troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When he came off stage, his handlers said, &#8220;Why so long?&nbsp; We gotta go!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said, \u201cCome here, I want to show you something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He pointed out two wounded soldiers in the front row as he walked back on the stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They were seated side by side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A soldier without a right arm was seated next to a soldier without a left arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the applause rose, the right-armed soldier clapped the left-armed soldier\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-4-calamities-unite-us-for-the-common-good\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">4. Calamities unite us for the common good<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re all wounded people in and out of wars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re not all wounded the same way. But we\u2019re all hurt by different tragedies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I believe God put us here not to hit each other or point fingers at each other, since three are always pointing back at ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re here to put our hands together to&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>support one another<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>pray for one another<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>serve one another<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;no matter what markets or politicians do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How will you spread loving <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/memorial-day-four-chaplains\/\">cooperation<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stories like this are part of the reflections I write about life, resilience, and purpose explored on my <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/about-stephen-blaising\/\">About Stephen Blaising<\/a><\/strong> page.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>War and political calamities threaten a worldwide deep freeze of dystopia. 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