Fight or flight?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="quote">quote</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>, <span word="chooses">chooses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span>.</p><p><span word="Fight">Fight</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="instinct">instinct</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gazelle">gazelle</span> <span word="spots">spots</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheetah">cheetah</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gazelle">gazelle</span> <span word="chooses">chooses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flee">flee</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="predator">predator</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheetah">cheetah</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="chances">chances</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="chooses">chooses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="jogging">jogging</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>-<span word="or">or</span>-<span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="instinct">instinct</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="subconsciously">subconsciously</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>-<span word="or">or</span>-<span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="knee">knee</span>-<span word="jerk">jerk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="automatic">automatic</span>.</p><p><span word="Humans">Humans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="retained">retained</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="animalistic">animalistic</span> <span word="trait">trait</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="instinct">instinct</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="superior">superior</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rationalization">rationalization</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="reins">reins</span> <span word="supreme">supreme</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="moments">moments</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rational">rational</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>.</p>
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