Thursday, August 28, 2008

Survival Instinct



A young mother of two young children survives for five days trapped inside of her truck after it skids off the road and plunges into a ravine. With injuries to her skull, leg, and arm, and suffering from hypothermia and dehydration, she says she clung to life for her two children.

So... here are my questions and a possible theory:

  • Does the survival instinct become stronger when the focus is on someone else's life rather than our own?
  • Are we wired to instinctively put more importance on saving/protecting another life outside of ourselves?
  • By focusing on another life, does it in turn make our own lives thrive?

Think about it... I would love to hear your thoughts.

Posted by Linda at 8/28/2008 09:39:00 AM
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2 comments:

  1. These theories could be true but how do u explain the high rate of suicides too?
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  2. I think suicides support my point all the more. The reason people lose their will to live is because their focus in on themselves and how miserable/hopeless their own lives are.

    I have to believe that one would think twice before taking their own life if they were responsible for someone else's well being.
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