Survivng the Dead Wind

No, you are not.

When people discuss preparing for the inevitable engagement with the undead they often speak of material preparedness. They speak of what weapons they prefer, what provisions they have stockpiled, and what defences they have built around their hide away. They say they posses what they need to stave off thirst and hunger, to combat illness, and to destroy the undead. But they ultimately lack what is most needed to fight the undead and truly survive. They lack the knowledge and the tools to defeat the greatest threat during any crisis, themselves.

This may sound confusing, how can anyone be a greater threat to themselves than walking death? It is simple, the walking dead can be killed easily enough, destroying the brain will suffice, and with how slowly they move the undead may as well be piñatas. It is not the zombie that kills, it is a lack of control, of nerve, and of focus. It is despair which kills, anger that kills, hate that kills, it is anything that robs you of the ability to quickly kill your enemy and move on that means your death.

To survive the walking plague you must know yourself in a way that most do not, you must learn to reign in destructive emotion, and you must train your focus in a way that you see everything but your mind doesn't dwell on any one thing.

As it was said in the Art of War, if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperilled in a hundred battles. If you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one. If you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperilled in every single battle.