Would you risk your own life?

@lala501 (1532)
United States
July 16, 2009 1:35pm CST
If a little girl and you were stuck in a fire and one of you had to die would you risk your own life or would you let the little girl die. I would risk my own life because it's just a little girl and I have lived longer than that little girl and that little girl needs to live more because she has lived a short period of time.
6 responses
• United States
6 Aug 09
That is a tough question. Of course I would want to save the little girl, but I wouldn't want to die, either, because I have my own little girl that needs her Mommy. In the end, though, I don't think it would even be a conscious decision. I would save the little girl, because I would want someone else to do the same thing for my little girl. Besides, I could never live with myself if I let the little girl die to save my own life, and I definitely wouldn't be able to look at my own little girl the same way again.
@lala501 (1532)
• United States
6 Aug 09
I know its very hard to decide.
• China
6 Aug 09
Wow, what a good manner person you are, well, I guess I should make you as my example to give up my life for rescuing the little girl. Haha---, I believe that most people would act like this as long as they are emotional even if they didn't know the little girl before.
@lala501 (1532)
• United States
6 Aug 09
Yeah your right.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
16 Jul 09
I don't think you can prethink this. It's one of those things you would just react to. I have to be honest and say that I am very afraid of fire and would most likely run. Now if it was an earthquake or car accident, I would be able to stay and let her be rescued first even if it meant my life, I am not afraid to die.
@lala501 (1532)
• United States
18 Jul 09
Yes. What if it happens. Maybe when you get there you will see the fire and just be afraid to save that little girl. But still saving the little girl is the right thing to do.
• United States
16 Jul 09
I would risk my own life because would not want to spend the rest of it thinking about the little girl I didn't at least try to save!
@lala501 (1532)
• United States
16 Jul 09
Yeah me too.
• United States
16 Jul 09
I would also risk my own life for a lil girl.
@lala501 (1532)
• United States
18 Jul 09
Yes that is the right thing to do.
@mel13088 (265)
• United States
16 Jul 09
It's hard to say. I don't want my life to end because I know there is so much more that I want to do. At the same time, I know I have experienced more than the little girl and had more opportunities than she has. It would be a really tough call. I feel like the right thing for me to do would be to save her but it would be really hard. The right thing to do isn't always the easiest thing to do.
@lala501 (1532)
• United States
18 Jul 09
Yes it might not be easy but it is the right thing to do. I know it would be very hard for you. But you have gotten to live longer than that person. She never even became anything. You probably already had a career but that little girl has not gotten a career because shes too little.