Would you risk your life to help someone else?

My child would always come first. And there is no way that I would choose one or the other (that is if I had two instead of just the one I have). As for helping someone else if I was alone, you bet I would. Just last year I ran out into traffic to help a woman in an auto accident. I was in such a hurry to get to her I didn't even think of the risk to myself by being in the road. Luckily she wasn't seriously hurt.

I don't think I could risk the life of my own child to save someones else's kid. I would try to help but I wouldn't set my child down amidst a fire or tidal wave for example. If it was just me I would do everything I could to help, whether there is a risk involved or not. granted if there was a building on fire and the heat was so intense I couldn't even get in I wouldn't blindly run into an apartment building but I would do whatever I could. I saw a show or movie about coast guards once where they asked how they decided who to save. They answered that they knew they couldn't always save everyone, they simply saved who they could and whoever looked like they had the best chance to survive. it didn't make it easier to do or live with but you save who you can, limit the loss, and do the best you can.

There's really no way of telling what to do, I mean , of course I'd say I would do this but when in the real situation I doubt that I can decide that way. Sometimes, it becomes our instinct especially in a situation where there is not much time to decide which decision weighs more. I can relate this to my personal experience.Our house got burned down(atleast 75% of it) more than two years ago and prior to that our neighbors' houses also got burned down,that was several years ago(at this time our house was save), so you see I have developed a trauma. Now, this year another nearby house went on fire as I was in it. It was a house with rooms for rent(we call it boarding house in our country), and I was there because a friend of mine, who was boarding there, called me over for a little chat. As it was brning my first instinct was to go home and gather my siblings out of our house and call the fire station.I didn't even pay attention first to my companions in the burning house. After reaching my house, I've just realized that my friends were in that burning house so I've decided to go back and try to help. and the rest is history.Nobody got hurt, but no things inside where saved.Anyway, my point is it's just really hard to tell what to do in a panicking situation, you just act and hope for the best.

I would help the woman and do what I could but I am a mother first and I would have to protect my own kids first. It is selfish but I do not think you can turn off that instinct to protect your children. I sure would do my best to help the woman but I could not sacrifice my own for her.

I don't think that this question can be answered by anyone. You cannot think beforehand what your reaction would be to a situation that happens within a blink of the eye. I assume it is some heavenly intervention which pushes you ahead and you react unknowingly. I have seen people who are so shy and afraid of speaking out in the public, rushing to the aid of some needy at his/her life's risk. Having said that I would definitely help anyone in need if it's in my capacity to do it. But if the question is of risking one's life no one's sure. It's luck or fate which urges us forward or not, it depending on the moment of the incident.

I have no idea what I would do in a life threatning situation, especially when my own life is at risk + someone else's. I do know that I would definetly help a family memeber, friend, boyfriend in a life threatning situation rather than I would a stranger. No offence to any stranger but if I'm going to risk my own life I would rather do if for someone I know, than someone I dont. I mean, I know what kind of person my friend, family memeber, boyfriend is.. I dont know what a stranger is really like. Is he a bad person? Is he a good person? You dont know. When I have children and God forbid they were in a life threatning situation, I would without a doubt rather save my ONE child than another persons 100 children. The fact that your child is a part of you and having carried it for 9 months.. I dont know who would let anything bad happen to their children. There is no way I could stand there while something bad happened to my child. I could not live with myself, especially if i was off helping someone else's child. A child's parents should protect their children from harm. All i know if, i would never put my child in harm, no matter what. Even if I went to jail for not helping those children, atleast I know my child is safe.

If I didnt have children of my own then yes I would. But I do have children of my own and I would do what I could to save them. Then once they were alright then I would try to save the other person's children. But If I needed to leave with my children then I would that instead.

I will if the pearson in Danger is ma dearest.. I wont risk ma life fully for others.. But I wil try ma best to save them..

Dear friend, I will do risk my life to save any, do you think so. Do you believe if I say I will risk my life in order to save others. May be not. Even I too do know whether I will risk my life until the real situation comes. Once I saw a child drowning in sea water but I stood there yelling other people and all of sudden few of them jumped into the water I stood there see that and finally the child was saved. But I wanted to save that but I did not do that why I do not know I was stunned may be I do not want to risk my life. But I wanted to save so I yelled. Still if some asked me would you save that child then I would reply I will risk to save that child. May be humans get selfish at time and that selfish timing should not come when other person's life is in danger.

probably not, but i would really help the others but my child comes first..

if it is a question of saving ones life keeping our child life at stake , i would first prefer to save my child ,then i will think on saving other's life .

Hello,i think this is a funny question.BUt really i think many people will choose to save their own children in heart.aren't they? Because many people are selfish,but this character is god-given when we were born.Everything in nature is same,all mothers love their own childrens. so whatever you choose will not be wrong.If we can think this things more a little. But for me,i have not married now. BUt if i have children ,and just in thic situation like you described,I think i will be no worried about my children and i will save other one's children.Because i will teach my children swmming skills well when they are very young.haha. so I will firstly choose to save others.lol

I think you've posed an impossible question! I don't think any of us can say for sure what we would do in those types of situations. I think instincts just kick in and you go with it. I'd like to think that I would risk my life to help someone. I certainly hope I wouldn't just stand and watch and do nothing.

in every human being it is his or her grand duty to help someone it will be grtful for any human being if he will take a risk to help another person with respect his own life , every one will appreciate him and he will paid for this in future

well i guess i had to save first my own children..and maybe if i still got the chance i will help this mom...

In most cases, people do not disappoint themselves when they are put in tight situations. A lot of people are willing to sacrifice their own lifes for the good of other people. But then again, we have out limitations. There are limits to the things that we can do. Sometimes, we have to accept trade-offs. We cannot really save the world even if we want to.

My heart in this present state would want to save everyone else but I have no clue know what it would look like if that really happens. I have to take into consideration that I am not only supposed to save my child from drowning or from any other form of accident or disaster. I am also bound to feed him, educate him and all, so he may continue living. What if something happens to me? As for now (or probably in the real scenario too), I am inclined to prioritize my kid. Then, I will try to help with all my might to rescue the mother and her kids while trying to be careful not to lose my life and after my kid has been put to safety.

That story is really upsetting. I think I would at least attempt to save another and put myself in jeopardy. Because I believe all life is valuable enough to put yourself at risk to keep another safe. But when it actually happens I think I would freeze up because of my instincts. Sometimes it's hard to say you'll do something and when it actually happens you react differently than you thought you would.

I would never do this. that is just sick to me to have to choose but if it came down to it I would save my own child.These children are strangers in need of help.To me family comes first.

if he or she deserve that i would help him or her and i will be happy cuz if he or she good i sure he will help me at any time i need