Survival

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Dr. John Reizer

Well, that was one helluva bad personal experience, for sure! I am referring to Hurricane Helene and the aftermath of everything since the tropical cyclone passed over Spartanburg County in the Upstate of South Carolina.

A Typical Street in My Neighborhood

Helene adversely affected many areas in the Southeastern United States last week. This was a huge storm that featured deadly amounts of rain and strong winds. In many instances, Helene spun tornadoes, as it did so in my neighborhood, pulling up trees out of the ground like they were candlesticks in a birthday cake and throwing them onto the rooftops of homes.

After making its way through the Gulf of Mexico and rapidly intensifying into a Category 4 hurricane, Helene hit Florida. She raced inland and through the states of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee.

Helene’s Path

Driving a vehicle was impossible because fallen trees completely covered large stretches of roads. In my 61 years, I have never seen anything close to this kind of damage to the surrounding woods and neighbors’ properties.

One of the Homes in our Neighborhood

Other communities nearby had it much worse than mine. In Chimney Rock, NC, an entire town is gone (washed away).

Chimney Rock, NC

Catastrophic Flooding

Chimney Rock, NC

In the city of Asheville, NC, catastrophic flooding caused by the hurricane killed over a hundred people. FEMA has been called in and I have heard rumors that the number of people missing or presumed dead will likely increase drastically.

The Biltmore Village in Asheville, NC

No matter where we reside within the Matrix, obstacles are thrown our way. You’re probably right if you think life seems tough or unfair at different times. The Matrix is where challenges of all sorts constantly surround us.

Sometimes, these challenges are physical; other times, they are emotionally based, but regardless of their nature, they’re coming our way, and life doesn’t pause when they come knocking on our front doors.

Like all of you, I have had many obstacles develop throughout my life. No matter who we meet here on Earth and how we perceive these people and their current circumstances, I can guarantee that everyone we encounter has endured significant obstacles.

We live, experience emotions, and hopefully learn things about ourselves and others.

Garnering experiential knowledge is not always pleasant; sometimes, the process can feel downright soul-crushing and lonely. Still, everyone is going through many of the same challenges at different times throughout their lives. It’s the nature of the game construct.

Although we might not have the capacity to understand why different things are transpiring at certain times entirely, we must attempt to fight on and survive in an environment where it’s not always easy to do so.

This past week, many people in the southeastern United States experienced Hurricane Helene and lost loved ones, property, or both. As bad as it was, people in other parts of the realm experienced far worse things than a tropical cyclone.

I guess the point of my article is that no matter how good or bad our experiences seem to be throughout our lives, we’re not alone, and the various obstacles we face are not uncommon or unique but somewhat similar and very common in the lives of all people.

It’s hardwired into our DNA to try to survive in this crazy place, and so that’s what we try to do day after day, month after month, and year after year.

While doing all this survival stuff, we learn a lot about ourselves and others and how to coexist within the parameters of an artificial construct designed to challenge us continually.

Stay safe and stay well!

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John Reizer is a retired chiropractor and author. Born in Lakewood, New Jersey, in 1963, he resides in Inman, South Carolina.

John has written several novellas and is the founder and chief editor of the popular alternative news blog NoFakeNews.net.

John is a former associate professor of clinical sciences at Sherman College of Chiropractic in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

His most recent nonfiction work, The Matrix Reloaded Yet Again, will be released in November 2024. His most recent works of fiction are Answers, The Blue Marble, Plandemic, The Visitors, Aftermath, False Memory, The Homecoming, Frequency, and The Target List.

John’s novel, The Target List, was released as a feature film under the title Target List in 2023 by Mad Wife Productions.

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