218 Quotes About Survival-instinct

In situation, we must adapt, survive and strive.

Hope is a happy spirit.

I have no notion of barbering and no idea what will happen if I cannot do the work. But I tell myself that after all it cannot be worse than dying…

First night in the barracks. Moyshe Ettinger tells us how he saved himself and cannot forgive himself. The evening prayer is recited and Kaddish is set for the dead.

We are built to desire free will and to choose our own destiny. It's not about being right or wrong; it's about the celebration of life, your free will. The human spirit must constantly be fed. It is what makes us survive.

He cannot forgive himself for having saved himself when his wife and child went to their deaths we are all as if drugged. Yesterday all of my family were living and now - all are dead. Each of us stands as if turn to stone. I weep for my fate, for what I have left to see.

In the past, we had to venture into the wilderness to find food, braving the dangers posed by predators. We are now civilized and there are no predators out there waiting to eat us. We now venture to work every day in order to earn money for food. Stress, toxins, and unhappiness are the new predators. The survival drill still continues.

As a species, we have no affinity for doing work that is for the greater good of all in the long term. Our affinity is for doing work that is good for self. That is perhaps because of the survival instinct that helped us evolve. Empathy for others did not get us this far.

In deep pain, the sacred voice must speak to survive.