I remember a news story about a man who had somehow gotten his leg pinned between some downed trees. He waited, but no one came. He had a saw within arms reach and eventually, made the decision to hack off his own leg rather than die in the rubble. He survived. At what point, I wondered, did he finally decide, 'Okay, that's it, I'm doing it now". I imagined myself in his position. I would, I figured, keep telling myself, "I'll give it five more minutes...." And eventually, no doubt, die waiting.
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