Death Scenario
At first, reading this death scenario, I noticed the apartment’s description where the friend resides, and I was curious and smelled a rat. The 20th floor in an old apartment brought a sensation to reading the scenario even faster. The situation is deadly and imaging; it makes one breathe in a lot of fresh air as if he/she is in that smoky room. So many thoughts cross my mind as I imagine this particular scenario. At first, I keep on asking myself why I would visit a friend in such a dangerous place—a place which is not even worth spending a night. My mind keeps on rotating on one way to get out of such a situation, but everything seems not working. At first, I think of not opening the door, but again I remember I am on the 20th floor, and if jumping through the window is the remaining option, then that is another suicide.
Another thought that strikes my mind is the whereabouts of the friend I was visiting. He/she is described as nowhere in the scenario. Again this makes me wonder where a fire could start in the middle of the night. According to me, the event is difficult, but I think that I do not make all the possible ways of escaping. I guess I am only focused on the normal means of avoiding, which are all not working because the fire is too close. Imagining the scenario makes my stomach queasy since the descriptions am left with no other option but to wait for the death.
The scenario is terrifying and makes me feel angry since at least one way should work. There is no other option left. My body shakes and is not comfortable since I am trying to find an idea, but no way is left. No one seems to be awake at that time, and I am just a friend here, and no one can help me unless my friend, who is not seen in the scenario. It makes me have cold and shaking hands since my time to die has finally come. No more struggle as hope is lost, and death is almost reaching, so I had a shallow breath. The big picture of how the fire will eventually reach the scene and start burning me makes me frighten in more, and my heart beats so fast. The imagination of how the fire will burn me down into ashes makes me cry. The pain and the difficulties of breathing caused by a lack of fresh air make my chest tight.
Now that there is no other option left and death is the only awaited thing, I can use my last minutes to pray and ask God to help me and forgive me for my sins. All the hopes of having a Good Samaritan to rescue me are in vain as no one can risk getting in that room, bearing in mind that the fire is already in the house. This is a critical time since no movement cannot be made to say goodbye to your loved one, then the best thing to do is to whisper your last words to them. Again no one seems to understand that I am in that old room. Therefore, I can utilize every opportunity I have to say as many prayers as possible since that’s the only thing that seems reasonable.
Until this time, without getting any help, lying down on the ground with no air, and with smoke covering every part of the house, I can just be waiting for the worse to happen. The need to struggle and fight a losing battle is no more as death is knocking and no possible way of escaping. Crying wound not help since the fire is too hot to melt you up. I can find one little corner of that particular house and fold myself there so that I can make my mind to concentrate on other things and remove my account from this inevitable situation.
At this point, where am so desperate, and nothing seems to be possible, with all the IQ and brains and all the energy, I can be very scared and helpless as my life can be going to an end without reaching my dreams. My life would have been a waste and all the life a scam. It makes no essence of describing yourself a human being as few minutes to come every part of my body will be turned to ash, and I will be no more. My life would be at a point where I don’t think about my future anymore. I can be cursing all whatever I have been going through and succeeding in life, as this should mark the end of my life. A lot of fear and imagination of the pain I am going to experience makes my life to be more miserable.
Sometimes we pass through hard times, which makes us feel sad, deeply affected, and stressed. At this time, nothing seems to work, and every bit of happiness is lost, and what is left is fatigue, lack of concentration, insomnia, and withdrawing from others. Trauma or traumatic events can be a great tool for growth. A traumatic event makes one expand his/her mind from these stressful events. A situation in which one experiences and defeats it makes him/her be stronger than before. It is a great job to recover from a condition that made you depressed and even sad. But since growth is inevitable after the traumatic events, the brain of a person is affected positively.
Again, a trauma might cause the hardest part of one’s life, from a car crash, death of beloved ones, or even a situation like one we have discussed above. In such a case, if one successfully gets out of them, then he/she becomes stronger and uses the event as a reference when similar or simpler problems arise. This makes him super ready to deal with any situation, which is lesser strong that that builds and makes the person grow psychologically.
References
Death Scenario Paper Grading Guide, Positive Psychology p. 283.