It is great to get ahead of things.

Which might be one of the main reasons for planning. It is also nice to have a variety of safety nets for the predictably unpredictable ways of life. It kind of makes me wonder if the only way to truly prepare for every situation is by becoming the kind of person that always prepares yet always adapts to the unexpected anyway. It seems to have little with trying to control the situation and more to do with controlling one's self... which is probably about the oldest news any monk can think of. Old news isn't necessarily bad news, it seems.