June 2, 2013
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Last One Out
This recent Xanga-pocalypse event has made me think about going down with your ship and that sort of thing.
Obviously i’ve never had to actually test this, but I feel as though given a life and death situation I’d basically approach it with this sort of intention:
Do what you can to survive.
My belief system runs like this, life (or certainly this current point of perception) is a gift and one of immense value, yet it is fragile and oh so very temporary. So we must do everything in our power to do it justice. This means to me that if at all possible we should hold onto our lives and do with them as much as seems fit. Perhaps there is more beyond this life and if there is it almost certainly is the longer part of our existense which only adds to my desire to hold onto my life.
I don’t think i’m afraid of death infact I am quite intruged by it as a concept but this does not mean I atall welcome it.
Now the other important thing is that although my over riding intention would always be to survive, this does not mean I would climb over others to do so. I would not allow others to intentionally end my life without meeting their intention with an equal ferocity to survive but I would give my all to help those around me so long as in that attempt it did not certainly mean my own end.
Perhaps if the person was important enough to me like a very close loved one or child I would give up my life for them, or perhaps if it were my life for that of many thousands I might consider it. But the problem is that the only thing I know for sure is my own perception and if it all turns out that that was all there was it would sort of be like commiting suicide to save a computer game sprite…noble perhaps within the game world but totally insane once you get up from the computer chair, if you follow my metaphore.
But it is an interesting thought game, consider your avarage disaster movie…would you be the hero? risking his life for others?
Perhaps the cold survivalist? taking every opertunity to save yourself regardless of others?
Maybe the freedom of suicide guy? taking crazy risks due to the extremes of the situation and a lack of self concern.
Or there is the coward, letting others take the risks while you hide or run.
Unfortunately it’s one of those things you can’t know until you’ve done it, and i’ve thankfully never had to do it
but if I were to make a synopsis of what I would imagine my charcter in those situations to be it would be perhaps something like:A Cooperative Survivalist. I’d do what I could for the group up to the limit of self sacrifice.
Comments (4)
hmmm I see what type of person you are now sir, haha
I have been known as a kamikaze among my videogame playing friends. Since my skills aren’t as refined as some of my friends’, I am the guy who runs around like a maniac and dies just so my teammates can take advantage and kill all the enemies. It works great most of the time, and the only time it doesn’t work is when people we play against are better than us (which is a rare occasion). So yes, I will donate money to xanga as soon as the next paycheck comes in since my last one is already spent.
@Twiztidsilverskull - Lol uh-oh
@KnightInCROATIANarmor - Hehe I love to do that sort of thing in games too
bit of a skirmisher/suicide cannon fodder.
Give me two guns, a shotgun or something explosive and i’m happy
@SaintBlue1131 - Yeah, shotgun doesn’t work for me. Every time I try something with it – it backfires. Every time somebody else does the same thing to me – I end up dead. Shotgun is no good to me 99% of the time. When it comes to HALO – I do sticky grenades. Shiny blue works 99% of the time for me. I just stick to the main weapon, and sometimes a rocket launcher when I can get my hands on it, but it usually backfires too – that’s why I use it; I just try to use it with enemies around me so that I can go in style.