the titantic was a great movie but in real life....
By winterose
@winterose (39887)
Canada
February 19, 2008 11:48am CST
yes the titantic was a great movie of love and heroic feat but in real life, would you give your place on a boat that is sinking so that someone might live
NOrmally men go on the boats last, but even if you are a woman and have a place allowed to you, would you give it to someone else, a stranger, a son, a husband, etc?
If so under what conditions, if not why not.
I can't honestly say that I would, I know I would be very scared who wouldn't be.
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@WebMann (4731)
• Canada
19 Feb 08
I would like to think I would give up a place to someone who needs it more.
If woman and children go first then my family would be safe. Right there that eliminates my biggest concern. At that point I would have to think of my family and whether they need me more than they need to know I gave up my life for another.
If I were alone on the ship I would hope I would help others right to the end.
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
20 Feb 08
I love the movie, Titanic, It is one of my all time favorites. From all that I have been through in my life, I would probably give my seat up so someone else could live a good life. My life is full of sadness and hectic situations and depression. I would not be scared to go to heaven but I would be scared of the pain or suffering I may endure before taking my last breath.
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
20 Feb 08
Thank you Carol. I know there are others who are worse off than me but I would gladly give my life for them so they could live a happy life. I don't think my life was ever intended to be happy so I should be very greatful for what it is but it is so hard to accept when I try so very hard to make it better.
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@danishcanadian (28953)
• Canada
23 Feb 08
All that would matter to me would be that my husband and I would stick together, If he stays, I stay, if he goes I go, and I know he'd say the same that if I stay he stays, and if I go he goes. What's the point of a miserable life when you've just lost the one you really love?
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@chertsy (3798)
• United States
19 Feb 08
Yes, I would give up my seat for my kids if there was no more room left for myself. It would kill me to see them leave my side, but they are my world. They always come before me. I just pray in that moment that there is another lifeboat, because I can't swim, so it wouldn't take long for me to die, and I wouldn't want my kids to see me die either. Bad enough that they would become orphans, but at least they would still be alive.
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@AMATIN2000M8 (20)
• United States
20 Feb 08
It just depends on the person but I think that I would give up my seat. I just value humanity and know that my life is not really any more important than anyone else's.
@karthikaharish (2)
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20 Feb 08
Iam not a woman but if it was my wife she will give me that place instead of her.
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@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
19 Feb 08
I'd like to think that I would give up my place in a heartbeat as (like most women/mothers) I usually put others first and my own needs last, but none of us can truly say what would happen until faced with the situation.
For instance, if I had young children and they were going, I'd obviously want to be with them. If I were older and there were younger or more vulnerable that needed the space, it might be different.
Honestly, no way to tell. The survival instinct is very strong and could overcome any conscious thought.
