Why Is Courage Important For Survival

Fear is a mood that could control actions. It increases paranoia, stress and doubt. There is no way to make fear disappear but there is a way to fight it with courage. Courage is a way to solve problems while in fear. Courage is key for survival because it saves lives, it keeps people focused on the task at hand, It takes away negativity and it can make fears less fearful.
The first reason why courage is key is because it saves lives. Not only it saves lives of the person surviving, but it saves his or her peers also in the dangerous situation. For example in the story The Seventh Man Two children witness a horrible typhoon which put him in a dangerous situation. The kids were playing by the beach when one of the kids saw the storm coming. Instead of informing his friend that the typhoon was about to hit them he runs away and his friend sadly dies from the giant wave. “Instead of helping him I found myself running away from him.” this is was the kids words that he wrote in the story. Courage could have saved that kid, but fear took control of the friend that should have saved him.
There are other ways courage can help during dangerous situations. Focus is a vital part of survival and if
The story was called The Voyage of the “James Caird” and most of the survivors were suffering from frostbite, injuries or sickness. Even with all of these struggles everyone had to do their part and help the team. “The carpenter was struggling particular, but he showed grit and spirit” explained one of the members of the ship about a carpenter on their ship. This shows positivity of the member of the ship that even though that he is struggling he knows he is going to get home. This is courage, if he was fearful he would doubt being able to get home. Doubt is bad because it could bring the survivor down and the team down. Positivity takes courage but it is