An emergency can be simply defined as a situation for which we are unprepared. The lesser the preparedness, the bigger the size of the emergency. Planning for an emergency means understand what an emergency demands and equipping one with it.  Let us reflect on what catches me off guard as I go through my day? Let us take a few examples. Does a power cut of an hour during summer upset me? Does a red traffic signal while I am hurrying to office upset me? Can I work under pressure of meeting a deadline? Does a health issue disturb me? Does my ability to think clearly and respond well stay intact in the above situations or does my state of mind shift from clear to confused and my behaviour from response to reaction? If it does then these are situations where I need to practice drills of maintaining calm and peace. What do I need to keep my calm and poise intact? I need spiritual powers. An example of spiritual power can be physical, emotional and mental resilience and the power of tolerance. What do I need to embody in order to respond and not react? I need the habit of being virtuous. Virtuousness may be defined as the ability to uphold the values of peace and love despite circumstances. However, to uphold spiritual virtues and powers in the face of circumstances requires that I embody them. That they are a part of my personality. My personality is a product of the way I think, speak and act over sustained periods of time. Hence, equipping myself with spiritual powers and virtues so that they safeguard against emergencies actually requires long practice of using these powers and virtues in thought, word and action until they colour my personality.