Survival, we toot our horns, but.........

udtjim said:
We are our brother keeper. In my mind there is no question about the big guy looks on this subject. It can't be administrated through the government when we see this happen we are the only ones who may be able to help. Just how to help is aways the toughest part One guy might praise you for the help and there is a chance that one kind act at the right time can make a difference. The next guy might sue you for butting in.

Not to get preachy but I believe Jesus said that whatever you do for the least of my brother, you do for me. In some cases maybe thats all you can do.
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The point I gathered and learned from in Bushman's comments is: do we "really" know what surviving is, and in most cases the answer is a flat out NO, and we shouldn't lull ourselves into believing we do. Twelve knives, and the ability to start fire, does not warrant a survival situation.
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I disagree with this comment, Do we truly know anything about survival, well yes we do. isn't the whole point of going out to the woods for a night or honing in on your bushcraft all about survival? the point in doing it is so that if we ever find ourselves in a situation where we are truly in need of these skills we will be Prepared for the worse. sure most of us have never EVER needed to survive like some people have, but if the need arises I know that I will be better off than an untrained person in a similar situation.

I'm not starting a war, just putting down my thoughts.

Merry Christmas to you too Thundermoon
 
Yes practice will help that is for sure. But if you find your self in a situation it is not normally just walking out to set up a little campsite for the night. You went for hike and have got turned around some and there is little light left in the day and you triped and have a jammed two fingers on your good hand and to top off your zipper on your pants broke earlyer in the day. LOL ok ok that is how it would go for me LOL
It seems, well, for me, anyways when things go wrong it is not just one thing it is several things LOL

Any body else feel like that is the way it would happen to them to LOL


Bryan
 
Bryan makes a very good point, in a crisis, trouble seems to come in bunches, and sometimes it's the things we don't think about that can have the most impact. I totally agree with Sharp newbie and Bryan that training and practicing is important, and will keep us way ahead of the normal "joe" in reacting quickly and appropriately when needed. I just wonder if we/me should take it to the next level if we want to call it survival training, train with a friend, let them use all the comforts to ensure they are in good shape and thinking clearly so they won't let us croak, while we try things like getting soaking wet, training as if we lost our pack, or our coat floated down the river, or we found ourself in a situation that we couldn't think about in advance and we are not clothed adequately and all we have is our pocket knife and maybe some firesteel in our pockets......etc., again I'm just thinking out loud here, and please know I am pointing at myself in a major way, no one else! Thanks again.

Thundermoon
 
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Good one!:) We would probably be a lot more comfortable than what we actually see on the show....pure speculation on my part though!HA
 
I helped carry food to a food pantry last Saturday, and the line was out the door. I suddenly felt like the car load of groceries was just not enough. Times are hard, they will get harder, thank you for your service to our fellow man.
 
Life is a survival situation. Every day you make decisions affecting your "survival." Health, food, shelter, warmth. I don't know what your day looks like, but mine boils down to these fundamentals. Even if I wear a shirt and tie instead of a Gortex parka while I'm out gathering food and fuel.

We really aren't any different from our hunter-gatherer ancestors. Or the homeless guy on the corner. I think the great depression revealed this stark truth. OK, I don't have poisonous frogs to worry about, but I do try to avoid getting hooked on meth. I know how to gather the funny green paper to use in barter for goods and services in addition to starting a fire, fishing, and hunting.

I'm a 'survivor.' And since you are reading this on a computer, probably in a warm, dry room, I'm going to assume you are a better 'survivor' than the guy down on the corner too.

That's the problem, he isn't surviving. He is dying. Slowly, but surely. Guys like Cpl have what it takes to survive--they adapt, they change course, they take bad luck and kick it in the ass. Not everyone does. I don't really know if I do--I have been blessed with good luck. Maybe my turn is coming though.

But what role does compassion play?

Bushman, my hat is off to you for having compassion and acting. I support the local shelter and the United Way...have asked that anyone who wants to give me a Christmas present make a donation to the shelter instead. Isn't this the season of giving? Of compassion?

I once was wandering around Boston when a man shook a cup of change at me as a means to ask for money. I stopped and sat down in the street next to him. We talked for a while about how he came to be on the street and what circumstances led to his hard life. It was a nice conversation on a cool, fall evening. When I got up to leave, I offered him some money. He declined it. I think he had valued the exchange and being treated with some respect and didn't want money to alter the relationship, however transient.

Namaste.
 
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