There are two different kinds of people in this world: those who thrive in emergency situations and those who run to the nearest corner and curl up in the fetal position. Well, maybe they don’t get that scared, but most just freeze and do nothing. And I do mean most. There are many situations that qualify as an emergency so let me explain and give some examples.
An emergency situation could be a girls parents coming home while you are fucking her. It could be your own mom coming home while you’re smoking a joint. Or it could be a lot more serious. Your house could be on fire and the doorway is blocked. You could have a gun pointed at your head while someone is stealing your car. You could even be lost and starving in the woods with your leg trapped under a boulder. All of these, and many more, constitute an emergency.
So, now that we have the situations down, let me compare and contrast the actions of the Deer in Headlights and the Man of Action for each situation:
Situation 1: You are in your girl’s bedroom doing the dirty when, all-of-a-sudden, you hear the door open and her parents talking downstairs. The Deer in Headlights would do absolutely nothing in this situation (which will be a common theme with him). He stops having sex, yes. But he simply gets dressed and stays in the room, waiting for the parents to discover him and scold both himself and their daughter. The Man of Action however does not give a damn about the girl, he only cares about getting himself to safety. He jumps up, throws on his clothes, quietly opens the window (taking out the screen if there is one) and climbs down from the roof (or jumps if there isn’t one).
Situation 2: You are smoking a joint on the back deck when your mom comes home. Could be a big deal, or she might join in, but for the point of this story let’s pretend it’s the former. The Man of Action leaps out of his seat, rips up the joint, and throws the pieces over the railing into the grass. He then quickly scans the deck/yard for something to pretend to have been doing. Mom comes out to greet him without any suspicion. The Deer in Headlights freezes. He sits there with the joint in his hand waiting for his punishment.
Situation 3: Your house catches fire, and the huge blaze is right outside the door to your room. What do you do? The DiH once again freezes like a block of ice. He calls 911 and just sits down to wait for the fire department as the flames grow bigger and creep closer. Maybe he survives, maybe he doesn’t. The MoA busts through the window and climbs down to safety, if there is a window. If there isn’t he grabs a sheet or towel, soaks it quickly in the bathtub, and runs through the flames in the doorway, escaping outside.
I could continue with examples of the Deer in Headlights dying and the Man of Action cutting off his own leg (in the case of “boulder on the leg”) but I will save you the tedious stories and get straight to the point. You want to be a Man of Action! Or a Lady of Action if you have breasts. Either way it is best to be in control of your own fate rather than wait for others to decide it for you.
Most people in this world are the Deer in Headlights, and many of them are aware of this and do nothing to change. Many think there isn’t a way to change. They are wrong. There is one and only one way to become a Man of Action and that is to become more comfortable in emergency situations by experiencing more of them. I am not saying go out and put your life in danger; just go out more. The more you do the greater the chance that you will eventually wind up in one of these predicaments.
I already know which of these I am. Which are you?
*Image from girlgetstrong.com.