What does crisis mean? What does the best in man refer to? These two questions have to be addressed before the question can even be attempted. Crisis refers to the point of emergency, possibly involving a life or death situation, for example, the Japan Earthquake that happened recently. On the other hand, the best in man, could refer to many sorts of things, but the most basic of all is the virtues of man.
So now, my overall answer of the question if crisis is able to bring out the best in man. I feel that the answer varies. In certain aspects, the answer can be "No" and in other aspects, the answer could be a definite "Yes". It is not that difficult to see why crisis can or cannot bring out the best in man, but this can only be seen if you consider the question in a two-point perspective.
Firstly, the reason behind the answer "No". Crisis may not actually bring out the best in man, but actually the worst in man if you consider it in a different way. For example, take the different sorts of crisis occurring around the world, be it the riots or the Japan Earthquake. In these aspects, man are actually turning out to be selfish beasts, only thinking for their own lives and not caring about others. During an evacuation, people are struggling to hold on to their lives, shoving and pushing people out of their way and even resulting in a stampede in some cases. These people have obviously not considered that it would be dangerous for others, especially the old folks' and the young children. They only care about their own lives and not others. By shoving and pushing, they really do save their own lives. But have they ever considered the fact that they are taking away the lives of others? By shoving and pushing, we can see how selfish these humans or maybe even heartless beings are. These selfishness leads to the worst in man being brought up in such cases and thus, I feel that crisis may not always bring out the best in man.
Next, the reason behind my favourable answer. Crisis can also bring out the best in man in some cases. For example, take the 911 Bombing incident. An aeroplane crashed into the World Trade Center, resulting in heavy fire breaking out. However, the firefighters at the scene did not care about their lives and yet, dashed into the fire, hoping to at least save a few lives. This depicts how the best of man was brought up. Through this crisis, selflessness of man was actually brought up, with the firefighters dashing into the fire risking their lives.
In conclusion, what does the best in man mean? Through the above stated, the concluded meaning of the best in man refers to life and death. The best of man is portrayed when someone risks whatever he haves, just for the benefit of others. The firefighters stated risked their lives just to save the folks, not even sparing a thought for themselves. This is known as selflessness. This is what is meant by the best in man.
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