are you a coward or a hero?

Question

are you the type of person who is naturally inclined to help people when they are in trouble? would you risk your neck in a heartbeat to save someones life if it came to it?

or are you the type of person who's first reaction to a crisis is to save yourself first and worry about everyone else later.. if at all?



i was watching The King of Queens earlier, and the guy [i dont know his name] and his wife were on a plane that was just landing. The plane sort of landed a little roughly and a couple oxygen masks dropped down. The guy instantly shoved his mask onto his face and started sucking on the air like crazy.. even though they were perfectly fine and the plane already on the ground.
His wife's mask didnt drop down.
Even though it was a perfectly safe landing, had it been a real catastrophe it was clear that he would saved just his own life and not given any thought to his wife that was sitting right next to him.

Now.. are you like that guy?

or are you the opposite??

Yes Sam L, I know that you're supposed to put the mask on yourself first.
But when that guy put his on, he didnt look around at his wife or anybody else. He just breathed on it as hard as he could.

He and the wife got into a big arguement about it all after that..

Hell.. I would too if my husband did anything like that!!!

Answer 1

I am the one who would save the other first. I am the one who you want around in a crisis I think more clearly than any other time and then 4 days later when everyone is just fine falls apart physically and emotionally for what appears to be no reason at all.

The one time that was different for me is when I was pregnant and there was a horrific accident outside of my home. We al heard the crash, I was the first outside and when I saw a twisted man/motorcycle under a pickup and the driver and passenger of the truck say oh man he's dead I froze. I couldn't even call 911. I think it had something to do with protecting the baby because when that baby was a year old I ran in front of a truck to get the neighbors niece who wondered in the street.

Hormones, go figure!

Answer 2

First thing you should remember in the in flight instructions given to you by the stewardess is that if a mask drops down put it on first. Breathe normally, then help the person next to you. Since the person next to him mask didn't fall down, he should look around and see if all the other mask fell down. Since in your scenario they did not he should of taken his off. If they did fall, and hers didn't he should do whatever it took to open that little panel and get her mask down and on her.

As for been a coward or a hero, Audie Murphy, America's most decorated soldier in World War Two said he wasn't a hero, he was just doing his job. When I act I don't think it is heroic, I just act. I was an Air Force Pilot with over 2000 flying hours. I flew B52's. During that time we had many different kinds of emergency in flight, I handled them. I could have bailed out but never did. The reason was even though there was an emergency there were 5 other men on my crew. How could I just leave them to die? We, the entire crew, worked hard to solve the emergency and bring the aircraft home. Each time I took off, the aircraft landed safely. Did that make me a hero? No, I was just doing my job. I am sixty now and have seen a lot of accidents on the road. I always stop and see if I can help. Why? Because my parents taught me to do the right thing. Those people might need me and stopping is the right thing to do.

I am no coward, but I never believed I was a hero either.

Answer 3

Well, that's an interesting question and a poor example.
When the oxygen masks drops down in an airplane, one must secure one's own mask first so that he can help others. A passed out passenger can't help anyone.
If it's my wife that's in danger, I'd gladly risk my life to save her. If it's someone else, then I don't know until it comes up.

Answer 4

I am a helpful guy and I look like the hero type at first because I have no trouble making sacrifices but I the only problem is that I am not very brave so you figure it out because I can't not unles I have an experience.

Answer 5

I'm the total opposite. If my husband or son was sitting next to me, or even both of them and my mask came down, and not theirs, I would definitely give my son and my husband first dibs on the oxygen. Then myself. Your loved ones always come first. If you have children, they come first before anyone else. :-)

Answer 6

I'd like to say a hero.I do my best to help people around me,even if it screws me over.It drives my wife crazy,but old habits are hard to break.I would choose coward only because its hard to say NO to people,but i have learned to ask myself "can this person do it for themselves"and discern the situation

Answer 7

People might think it is wrong but i guess it's natural that they tend to do some safety things for themselves and later to help others. It's just one way, if you will be ok you tend to help more people or you can share it in between.

Answer 8

i think that well if we all jsut saved ourselves then well thats a step closer to hell on earth and helping other ppl is the most amazing thing a person can do afterall what are we as humans worth if we wer all alone right?

Answer 9

When something happens and I'm present, I never bail out, I'll do whatever I can to help. This is not heroic, this is human and knowing that the other could be me!

Answer 10

I am a hero in being coward.

What bothers me sometimes, is that I feel I am not concerned that it would look inappropriate to help! Other times, I just think: why to lose my life for someone else...