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Incredible, to be hiding under one of two beds in his hotel room, and having the other bed being searched and shot at by the Taliban. > Don't concentrate only
by sjroot 8y ago
Incredible, to be hiding under one of two beds in his hotel room, and having the other bed being searched and shot at by the Taliban.
> Don't concentrate only on work, stressful and bad things in your life. Concentrate instead on creating good moments and being around good people, because life is so beautiful.
- elliekelly 8y agoAnd to have the bad guy quite literally sitting on top of you. I cannot imagine the mental fortitude it takes to maintain your composure to keep perfectly still and silent in that situation.
- sjroot 8y agoRight! I did think it was interesting that he said this adrenaline rush made it difficult to keep from laughing. It seems completely inappropriate, but makes sense at the same time. "Really, this is happening to me right now?"
- beaconstudios 8y agoLaughing can be a nervous or awkward reaction as well as the usual. I don't know if this is universal but I and others sometimes get a compulsion to laugh when told bad news.
- m3kw9 8y agoOther things that could have killed him was a cough or a sneeze
- krustyburger 8y agoOr even his stomach growling.
- m3kw9 8y agoIf he still has an appetite.
- ip26 8y agoYou've got systems or exceptions buried deep in you to help in those kinds of circumstances, IMO. For example, my sense of claustrophobia almost completely vanishes when I'm getting really cold.
- johnchristopher 8y agoI wonder why they shot at the tidy bed but not the unkempt one. The narrator seems to imply he knew hiding under the unkempt one was the better option. Why is that ? Also, what's with "holding the bed with my toes and fists" ? I don't picture that really well.
- sjroot 8y ago> I wonder why they shot at the tidy bed but not the unkempt one. The narrator seems to imply he knew hiding under the unkempt one was the better option. Why is that ? I wondered this as well. He did say he has had significant training, but honestly, I think this was just pure luck.
- sharpneli 8y agoWhen breaking places the intact things are broken first. Breaking an already broken vase just isn’t the same. Just my hunch at least. Untidy bed is already ”broken”.
- harshulpandav 8y agoBad guys break Good things.
- ProAm 8y agoThere is the saying its better to be lucky than good.
- sangnoir 8y ago
- dehrmann 8y agoNot to belittle anything he went through, but don't discount survivorship bias.
- CalRobert 8y agoOf course. There could be a dozen harrowing stories just like this from that day except for the part where they survive.