Inside the heart of every person beats the soul of a being built to survive. Every day the habits of getting up, going to work, providing for ones family is a learned reaction of an underlying desire to survive. While we may see things today as just what we are expected to do, it is indeed, a mark of survival. Those that do not, are of a linage that will one day die out. They are of those that when a problem happens, are the ones that look for someone else to solve it.

A survivor is one who is proactive and anticipates problems and while may not be totally prepared, has a least thought through potential problems and is beyond the initial surprise ready to deal with the situation. The survivor is one who when disaster strikes, first takes care of his own, and then looks to see how he can assist others. The first example that comes to mind is the Search and Rescue departments of governmental organizations and their prior preparedness to assist with situations that they may be called upon to deal with. While they may not spend their time on disaster situations that may not happen to them, they do train and have resources to be ready for the potential problems that they feel are worthy of their time and money to prepare for. A governmental organization like the Federal Emergency Management Authority (FEMA) may well be a contributing cause or rather an excuse for people on an individual level to feel that they are absolved of taking care of themselves and their families.