Certain people surpass all odds to survive in a disaster ,where many others may die. Want to know the secret to survival beyond all odds? I have a few ideas. It’s usually not even based on skill or strength, it’s actually about being humble. CNN.com wrote an interesting article here about it, even saying that the Rambo type people tend to die first. So maybe the movie stereotypes are true after all.
Here’s a small excerpt from CNN.com:
Gonzales says many of the disaster survivors he studied weren’t the most skilled, the strongest or the most experienced in their group.
Those who seemed best suited for survival — the strongest or most skilled — were often the first to die off in life-or-death struggles, he says. Experience and physical strength can lead to carelessness. The Rambo types, a Navy SEAL tells Gonzales, are often the first to go.
Small children and inexperienced climbers, for example, often survive emergencies in the wilderness far better than their stronger or adult counterparts, he says.
They survive because they’re humble, Gonzales says. They know when to rest, when they shouldn’t try something beyond their capabilities, when it’s wise to be afraid.
“Humility can keep you out of trouble,” Gonzales says. “If you go busting into the wilderness with the attitude that you know what’s going on, you’re liable to miss important cues.”
When something seriously bad happens, you have to just stop and realize that you are merely just another human being on the planet. And the only way to overcome it might be your utter desire to do so. And that includes throwing out any negatively stubborn traits you may have, because they might just drag you down at the critical moment.
It’s also about realizing that the world may not be Peaches and Cream forever, and putting one foot in front of the other till you get through it. To keep pushing on, it’s important to realize that everything is merely relative in comparison. It is a bad idea to keep thinking and worrying about your current situation, the key is to keep on going in the direction that you want. If it means surviving a disaster or a slump in your life, then just keep on breathing and know that as long as you keep pushing on, it will get better.
The key is to actually have a direction to head towards, any direction.
Of course getting better doesn’t necessarily mean being filthy rich overnight, but it will mean that you have something to aspire to, that you are yearning for personal growth and that you’re acquiring experience and knowledge to make future tasks that much easier. Which I think defines the human spirit pretty darn well, and exactly how the human race have managed to survive against all odds, these tens of thousands of years.





