Though it's often good to know when something is going to occur, sometimes there is no clear answer. Occasionally there is no answer at all.
When
I'm not particularly fond of uncertainty. If something is supposed to happen then I like to know the time and place so I can be ready for it. In most cases, knowing when is essential if you are coordinating with others. Not knowing when can lead to being too early, too late, or not even considering being anywhere at all.
Then there are those ambiguous whens. There is the unspecified anticipation that something will happen someday but we just don't know when. We might have some vague idea or perhaps no idea whatsoever. When might be dependent on our meeting some other prerequisite. On the other hand, that time we are waiting for might be in the hands of someone else. When might even be a function of natural or spiritual forces coming together at the right time--or the wrong time.
If you know when something will happen then you can try to be ready for it. Not that you will be ready, but at least you have that option to try. We now know when A to Z will happen because it's called the April Challenge. Christmas, Halloween, or U.S. Independence Day have their dates predetermined so that we can make plans before those days arrive.
Fortunately, time is organized for us so that we can prepare for when. That is if we know precisely when is. Otherwise we can ready ourselves for those ambiguities such as when the big one hits, when the power goes out, or when we are facing nuclear attack. Those with foresight might even put a plan B or plan C or even more contingencies into place. Not many of us probably even have a first option set up. Of course we all know how any plan can go astray.
Hopefully, whatever happens, the government will take care of us. At least we like to think that the government has a plan for just about anything when it happens. When it does. When...
Do you have any contingency plans set up for emergencies or disasters? Do you like to improvise actions for unprepared occurrences? If you had a fifteen minute warning of an impending nuclear strike, what would you do?
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