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Go get yourself “a particular set of skills” February 17, 2009

We recently watched the movie “Taken,” in which Liam Neeson plays an ex-CIA agent whose daughter is kidnapped while visiting Paris. He is able to speak with her abductor and warns him that he better release the girl. “I have a particular set of skills,” says spy-dad, that will allow him to find the man and get his daughter back.

The rest of the movie, of course, is about Neeson putting those skills into play. I won’t spoil it by revealing more.

Liam Neeson's character has "a particular set of skills...." So should you.

The point here is that we all need to acquire “a particular set of skills” to survive the End of Days.  I’m not saying those skils should be the equivalent of CIA training to become a spook, though I imagine Neeson’s character would account well for himself in those times.

Since we can’t really know what survival might require, the skills we need should cover a wide range of possibilities. What we can assume is that the normal course of civilization will break down. Which means there won’t be a need for cubicle drones or retail clerks or, for that matter, most skills that are in use today. (more…)