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mation, then the duty falls upon you (assuming you have the knowledge) to add some balance by oering counter-ideas for consideration, or sharing a source you find valuable and including your own commentary on the source. The goal is not to forcefully convince others, as that would be preaching, but rather to give them the opportunity to make a more informed decision by considering some new ideas or sources. If they stubbornly ignore it and rationalize it away and you find there is nothing more you can do, then be at peace knowing you did your part. Otherwise guilt will weigh on your conscience for not having spoken up when you could have. Collect, archive, and share important information: Having a growing collection of books, videos, links, and other materials at your fingertips allows you to quickly get others up to speed by connecting them with the right information. Also, the internet may not be around much longer, so it would be a good idea to archive materials that may soon become unavailable. Expand and refine your communication skills: If necessary, put some eort into polishing up your verbal and written skills. You may find yourself needing to impart your share of knowledge and information to others and it would be a shame if the process were bottlenecked by communication shortfalls. Spiritual Preparation
Keep alive compassion and understanding: If nothing else, cultivating compassion and understanding will keep you from falling into arrogance, cynicism, and depression that may come with knowing about the negative aspects of this existence. Unpleasant truths should not be ignored, but understood fully in context of a bigger spiritual picture. This can be trained in everyday situations that would otherwise provoke bitter, vengeful, envious, contemptuous thoughts. Stay levelheaded in times of distress: Panic, frustration, rage, and terror are examples of losing self-control, and that means temporary loss of rationality, freewill, and balance. It means react-