Why People Want To Survive

Would you do whatever it takes to survive? When it comes down to it survival is one of the most important things in a life or death situation. Survival should be a person's primary goal, because we are biologically programmed to want to survive and you have to save yourself to be able to save others.
One of the ways that shows survival should always the the primary goal is that we are biologically programmed to want to survive, this is called the fight or flight response. In life or death situations our brain makes a split second decision that most people don't even notice. A study by Neil F. Neimark states, “The "fight or flight response" is our body's primitive, automatic, inborn response that prepares the body to "fight" or "flee" from perceived
There are many situations where you are told to help yourself and then help others around you. One time you hear this is when you are on an airplane. You will hear the flight attendant say “Please put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others.” Vincent Nguyen explains this by stating, “The idea is that if you’re trying to put on an oxygen mask for someone else, you may lose consciousness and you’ll be unable to assist others (or yourself) later. However, if you fit yourself with a mask first you’d be able to remain conscious and aid people as needed.” This rationally explains why you should think to save yourself before you start to try and help other people. Another situation where you would have to save yourself before you save others is if you are on a sinking boat. Tess Christmas says, “Your will alone is not going to keep them from sinking, no matter how long you tread. All you’re going to achieve is the weight of the both of you pulling you underwater, and then there are two drowned people instead of one.” This explains how it would do more good for you to just save yourself than to try and save another person and yourself. These show how survival should be the primary goal in real life