For some reason, I was thinking recently of Aron Ralston, the guy whose hand got stuck under a bolder in Utah in 2003. He was out on a solo climb. After running out of food and water, and trying extract himself, he ended up amputating his right arm. That was around his fifth day out.
Here's the whole story.
(Yes, he survived.)
Among the obvious questions--could you do that if you had to?--an intriguing piece of this is survival traits. Under great stress, many people either become passive or angry or a combination of both. True survivors use great creativity in their coping skills. In one sense, Marlon Brando in "The Godfather" was a survivor; but not by this essay's definition. (Heck, for one thing, looked at all the people he had offed.)
P.S. On an unrelated note: This guy in our office just squirted copious amounts of Cheez Whiz into his mouth. It's Friday.
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Glad to hear things haven't changed much around there.
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