In a life threatening situation, whether terrorism or a rockslide, what kills most people is slowness to react. Regular lives are so safe, so event-less that there is a lack of comprehension when faced with death. It's not necessarily shock. IT's disbelief. It's dismissal. Civilians say to themselves, I've got this wrong, this isn't what I think. But it is, and by the time they've realized, it's too late. And of course sometimes they do in fact have it wrong. They've misread the situation, and they're left embarassed and maybe ashamed. But..." "But they're alive, " Mayes finished. . Tom Wood
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In a life threatening situation, whether terrorism or a rockslide, what kills most people is slowness to react. Regular lives are so safe, so event-less that there is a lack of comprehension when faced with death. It's not necessarily shock. IT's disbelief.

It's dismissal. Civilians say to themselves, I've got this wrong, this isn't what I think. But it is, and by the time they've realized, it's too late.

And of course sometimes they do in fact have it wrong. They've misread the situation, and they're left embarassed and maybe ashamed. But...

"But they're alive." That is absolutely true. If you are in an accident or if you are being confronted by an enemy, being able to respond quickly is crucial to survival. If you have an enemy who is trying to kill you then being slow to respond will probably get you killed because the enemy won’t hesitate to attack once they know that you are slow reacting to him/her/it/them; slowing down is equivalent to surrendering; you are helpless; you can be killed with no effort on the part of the enemy; your family might even be killed thinking you are dead; etc…

Source: The Final Hour

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