Sarge47

Here's the 2nd one.

Before I get suspected of only being negative here I want to quote Mr. Fears from the same book I did earlier to show you something positive, if you can call it that!
WILL TO LIVE: "the following story is true. Granted, it is brutal and not even typical of emergency survival situations, but it shows man can survive far more than most of us would expect-if he is determined to live.

"During the week before Christmas, Timothy Moore, then 26, was staying at his cabin in a remote section of San Gorgonio Mountain, north of Palm springs. One afternoon, he was jumped from behind by two men who beat and kicked him mercilessly and then robbed him of $150. Next they handcuffed Moore's arms behind his back, blindfolded him, and took him to a lonely spot in some kind of vehicle.

"The thieves stood Moore on the edge of a cliff and then shot him in the head at point-blank range. Knocked over the cliff by the force of the gunshot, he tumbled 50 yards down to the canyon floor. As if all this were not enough, the thieves fired still more shots. Moore managed to crawl under a rock overhang, but not before being wounded in the arm. Finally, he heard an engine start and then fade off into the distance; the thieves had left Moore for dead.

"Badly wounded, battered, bruised, and stranded far from help, Moore might well have been dead by the end of the day, if he had not been so determined to survive. He was in desert country and still handcuffed, but got to his feet and wandered until he found a dry creek bed. that led him to an old dirt road.

"I just started walking." he said. " I slept under rocks and trees."

"Despite the pain of his injuries, thirst, and hunger, Moore continued to walk for three days until at last he wandered up to a man who was out in his yard cutting wood. by sheer force of will, Moore had managed to cover 40 miles through the desert to safety.

"Moore was treated for gunshot wounds, multiple bruises, dehydration, and exposure. An Official thought it was attitude that brought Moore through, pointing out that he even joked with investigators after his incredible ordeal. But Moore himself summed it up best.

"I was given the best Christmas present a man could have-my life."

I find this to not only be pretty amazing, but humbling as well.