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idathevamp

PostPosted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 3:37 pm


personaly i think its all about who you would be saving. if it was for some random person i would want to save myself. but then again, if it was for my fiance. id give my life for her, ^_^
PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:43 pm


i have been in a similar situation and i saved them without thinking
but i was also saved.
and i really don't want to talk about it.
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JoeyRay Smith51

PostPosted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:01 am


Put anyone's life on the line and the instinct to survive will come out punching.
PostPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 8:12 pm


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When we're born, the only thing we're concerned about is surviving.
Throughout our life, we continue to focus on that need: living.

I believe human's true instinct is to watch out for yourself first, all others later.

Do I agree with it?
Is it right or wrong?

Well, I personally say it's wrong.
I don't see myself to be very valuable.
But it's not because I was born to think I'm less valuable than someone else.
It's because it's how I was raised and what I taught myself.

I learned to love and cherish those who are close to you.
Therefor, my own need to keep myself alive was pushed aside and the need to keep friends and family came before myself.

I cannot say what would happen if you gathered up my friends, my family, and myself and put us in danger because I have never been in that situation and I'm thankful for it.
I can, however, predict that I would be searching for safety right off the bat, forgetting the world around me unless someone calls out for help.
Once I have found safety, I will then focus all attention and energy on getting the others there before me.


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PostPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 8:26 pm


There are people I would risk my life for, and others I would not. I'm grateful to not yet have been in that position, because it is a difficult decision that must be made, in most cases, in the fraction of a second.
PostPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 2:21 am


Let's say for example that you are in a war zone. People in your village/city are dying from diseases and lack of clean water and food. You and your neighbors will die soon without any of the necessities. This is where the self preservation comes in. If a truckload of food and water came in, people would be pushing and fighting each other to be the first go get it.
Realistically, it's not about saving someone's else life. It's about making sure you don't die.

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