June 30, 2014 - Written by: Yazmin Joy

Why it’s best to know your friends now, you know, before the Zombie Apocalypse

There are two types of people in the world. One that will murder you to steal your food, medical supplies and survival tools in the case of a zombie apocalypse. And another that would front the resistance and stand on the frontline in the battle for human survival.

The former is an ‘every-man-for-him/herself’ dude, [s]he will do anything, and I mean ANYTHING to save his own skin. If you were sick and taking up valuable oxygen in the underground shelter, he would probably stab you with a wooden steak to the heart – okaay, that’s vampires, but you catch my drift, right?!

The latter kind of person would be carrying the hope for mankind.

Sometimes in life, I look at the people around me and consider which camp they would fall into.

After all, a zombie apocalypse would be a pretty good indicator to figure out who your real friends were.

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As I go about my ordinary, drab, slightly dull, zombie-free existence I can’t help but ponder which of my friends would resort to sabotage and betrayal in such an event? Maybe I’ll never know until it happens. There’s always one. I have my suspicions.

Sometimes I lie in my bed and wonder what I would do if a herd of zombies ambushed my house in the dead of night.

And what would I do in such a situation?

What would I grab in an emergency evacuation? Head torch, pain killers, samurai sword, Carmex… I HAVE NONE OF THESE THINGS!

Would I go back and attempt to save my housemates? Or would I do a runner?

On the flip-side, if they had a chance to escape, would my friends leave me stranded? Or attempt to save me?

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Extreme? Maybe. But extreme conditions are often the litmus test for a person’s true character.

If Bear Grylls ‘The Island’ taught us anything, it was that only when man or woman is stripped of a life of comfort and convenience do we really see their true nature.

Holocaust survivor, psychologist and neaurologist Victor Frankl distinguishes the difference between the decent and indecent man in his book Man’s Search for Meaning:

‘There are two races of men in the world, but only these – the “race” of the decent man and the “race” of the indecent man. Both are found everywhere: they penetrate into all groups of society’.

So how do we distinguish the decent from indecent man/woman (without zombies attacking you)?

We look at their day-to-day character traits. And we question their decisions. Do they hog the remote? Do they eat the last pretzel at the bottom of the bag without even offering it round?

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Do they make small sacrifices for their friends and family, or are they SELFISH? Do they speak up for people who have no voice, and exemplify traits of courage and bravery? Or do they slink around like a wet weasel avoiding?

We might not have to wait too long to we find out who our real friends are, as it was disclosed that the Pentagon is preparing for disaster by creating a very legit Zombie Apocalypse Emergency Plan (just in case). DON’T PANIC. The US government has it under control.

Saying that, BuzzFeed doesn’t think a zombie apocalypse is likely. So we can all sleep better at night.

Maybe it’s a problem I don’t have to worry about, but if I was you I’d figure out if you are likely to survive a zombie attack with your current circle of buddies. You know, just in case.

Have a great week peeps!

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