Weekend Engagement - The Heart Vs The Brain

If there was a zombie apocalypse today and the world went to shit would you rather be turned into a zombie early or fight to remain a human? Explain your answer and respond in at least 300 words.

I thought I should attempt something more unique this time round and try a hypothetical question instead of the usual sharing about myself that I do for weekend engagement prompts. So here we go!

If I were to ask my brain, it would say it rather be turned into a zombie early. Unless one is optimistic that the zombie apocalypse will end at some point, fighting to remain a human is really just delaying the inevitable. Would it be worth it? The constant stress of keeping a lookout, the fatigue from constant running and hiding, are perhaps just too much to handle when there is a convenient solution available. Like what some say, if you can beat them, join them.

But if I were to ask my heart, it would say it rather fight to remain a human. I think most humans have qualities like perseverance and it is unlike us to give up on something without putting up a proper fight. Because - if you never try, you never know. My heart would have wanted me to fight on, save as many people as possible, and to keep believing that there is light at the end of the tunnel someday.

While I was writing this, I realise I could draw parallels between the zombie apocalypse and the Covid pandemic. On one hand, there was a "conservative" group that donned masks all the time, stayed indoors as much as possible and minimised social interactions. In a way, there were "fighting to stay uninfected". They were others who tried to live their lives as normally as they can. And finally, some who took matters into their own hands and joined "Covid parties" to deliberately get infected, which is more similar to the "turning into a zombie early" approach. That said, the main difference is turning into a zombie is irreversible (I assume so), while most of us will recover from Covid.

Anyway, back to the zombie apocalypse, should I side with my brain or my heart? And my final answer is, I would pick fighting to remain a human.

Two main reasons. One, to not be afraid of challenges and to not give up so easily. Two, to not live a life of regret, and thinking whether I could have survived the apocalypse if I tried hard enough. And that's just me. :)

So that's all for my sharing! Feel free to share with me your thoughts too! Thanks for reading and have a pleasant weekend ahead!