What can you do when you live in a zoo

"What can you do when you live in a zoo?" is the battle cry of a modern Inuit hunter, whose name I can't remember but face will not forget.

This person has seen more tragedy in his lifetime than the normal person will see in theirs. He has seeing several of his friends suicide, alcoholism, drug addiction; you name it and he probably been there, done that. He is about 20 odd years old and has gone through hell. He still standing.

What makes a person tolerate adversity better than others? As I write these lines, a terrible earthquake devastated the country of Haiti and I am sure there is going to be people that ride the wave better than others.

Is it a gene factor? Ancestors of the Inuit and Haitians have always had it tough. But then again so did the British in WWII and they rose to the occasion and then some. So I don't think this is the reason why. And it is not only nationalities, gender or age. I have read horrible cases of men, women and children going through their own personal infernos. One story that comes to mind is the little girl that was abducted and survived her ordeal years and years until she escaped and got help.

I think we all have our own personal battles that we must endure day to day. We must live with them or escape them whichever way we can. Some have a different mentality that allows them to endure the Odyssey better than others.

As mentioned in a previous post, I keep my eyes on the prize, others have their own reason. We all have reasons and we all have limitation were as to how far we will go. Being a parent, I am basically limitless; I will do the ultimate sacrifice for the well being of my offspring's.

This is why some people can resist more than others, limitations. The Inuit warrior has endure everything that life has thrown at him because he believes there is something better out there. The little girl who was kidnapped, endure the atrocities dreaming she would one day be reunited with those she loved.

Most of us mortals dwell in our own zoos knowing that we are carrying the hopes, the dreams and the future of a specie that has been evolving for the better thanks to people that can tolerate adversity till the end.