A Principle to Keep

What prevents us from losing our humanity is a set of moral principles that we choose to keep, for the bettering of mankind. Unfortunately, in the most extreme of situations, people will commit acts that we would now regard as horribly insane and inhuman. But what if these acts were necessary for their survival? The moral principles that we once held true would waver. The real question to be asked is how far are you willing to go to survive and when will you draw the line?
Of course, anything I say right now will not necessarily be what I do when the actual situation comes, after all, right now I am sitting comfortably at my computer with my stomach full and not starving and cold and running from constant danger. I believe that unfortunately in those extreme scenarios, I am willing to break many of the morals set by society like stealing and lying in order to ensure me and my family's survival. On the other hand, one principle I am sure to keep is the will to live, just like the father in "The Road." Although sometimes I stop for a while to think how insignificant my life really is compared to the vastness of the universe, people shouldn't just give up on life. Instead of thinking how insignificant a person's life was, think of ways that one can make change, hopefully for the better. For example in "The Road," against all odds, the father's determination led the boy to survival. Just by simply surviving long enough to ensure the boy's survival, the father was doing a great deed to the world in trying to restore civilization. If all of humanity gave up, we as a species would go extinct. Thus, I believe it is necessary for us, as mankind, to always have the will to live.