The end is near...or is it?By JEFF LUND
February 24, 2020
(SitNews) Ketchikan, Alaska - I get worried. Not overly or chronically, but occasionally. But I’ve found you have to prioritize your worry and stress so you don’t end up in a tinfoil hat or Tweeting the Woke truth about the latest irredeemable target exposed in a 10 second soundbite with no context that came from a different era. It’s not that you don’t care, it’s that you can’t worry about the Presidential election, the coronavirus, the pollution in the Pacific Ocean, Yellowstone erupting, bees going extinct and the Astros cheating and have enough energy left over to have a life of your own and to live it well. Still, worrying happens. I wondered if my buddy was worried about taking me to check his traps over the weekend. I was about to get some information and what I did with that information could impact our friendship but also the future of where he was taking me. That reminded me of the trust that it takes for someone to take you to a spot they think is productive, or even killer. If you are taken, then that’s one of the highest compliments available if you are just a hunting or fishing acquaintance. You’re trustworthy. At least for now. At least in this context. It’s not that hunting and fishing spots are really a secret, but when you don’t know how many other people know, it’s at least quiet enough to make you not want to ruin it. I do wonder if it’s a matter of secrecy or work that keeps spots good. It could be a product of hassle that keeps people from good grounds. You know, it’s a great spot, but the hike is too far or too steep. It could also be the gas bill that only makes frequent trips worthwhile if you have clients footing the bill. Anyway, having a good, or favorite spot comes with a level of worry that one day it will be gone. What might even be worse than a spot losing its productivity is the sanctity that comes with the escape from the nonsense of the plugged-in life. Everything is just about to end the world and we go out of our way to worry about it. We sign up for the Moral Police and walk a digital beat on social media. Again, it’s not that social correction and certain issues aren’t important, there’s just a difference between keeping things on the radar, and letting worry and anger become debilitating or an identity. If we checked ourselves, we’d probably be better off and in doing that, end up being more helpful to others. It’s hard to help people when you’re miserable yourself. What I’ve learned from some of the most impactful people in my life is to focus on how you treat others, and check on your secret hunting and fishing spots often, to make sure they are intact.
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