Would You Sacrifice Your Well-Being to Save a Life?

[Mr. Spazza]

Running into a burning building to save someone is the dumbest idea. You're not in a Hollywood movie. Smoke inhalation and burn damage is serious business. Let the trained professionals handle it, don't become another fucking casualty. I've been in a rather small fire, and it's not pretty.

The cold sore thing isn't a big deal. It's a different kind of herpes, it's not the same as genital herpes and it can be gotten rid of fairly easily. And I might add that mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, especially by an untrained person, has something less then 2% chance of actually doing anything. It's not the same thing you see on every fucking movie with romantic subplot involved. Either the person would be okay anyways, or you'll have to pretty much break their ribs pushing on their chest in order to make it work. It's that brutal.

Don't get too hung up on my examples. The question is, no matter what the situation was, what do you value more? Your well-being or someone's life? I can tell what you value more by your post, I just wanted to clear that up.

 

[Peteron]

It is very hard to tell unless you are at that moment. I would like to say yes to these, but you don't know for sure until it happens. I think I could go into a burning building.

 

[deadguynotyetburied]

I don't think anybody can answer this question. Even someone who's been through such a challenge before may not handle it the same way if, by some unthinkable coincidence, the situation presents itself again.