What provision are you making?

A certain lord kept a "fool", or jester, in his house - as great men did
in olden times for their amusement. This lord gave a staff to his fool,
and charged him to keep it until he met with a greater fool than himself,
and if he met with such a one to deliver it over to him.
Not many years afterwards the lord fell sick.
His fool came to see him, and was told of his master's illness.
"And whither wilt thou go?" asked the fool.
"On a long journey," said the lord.
"And when wilt thou come again? Within a month?"
"No," said his master.
"Within a year?"
"No."
"What then - never?"
"Never."
"And what provision has thou made for whither thou goest?"
"None at all."
"Art thou going away for ever," said the fool,
"and hast made no provision before thy departure?
Here, take my staff, for I am not guilty of any such folly as that!"

What provision are you making before your departure?