Principle to Keep

A principle for people to keep in apocalyptic times should be to always have a basis of communication with one another. Having a relationship with anyone when all is lost is important because there is nothing else. In The Road, the boy and his father are alone except for the bloodcults, who stick together and "hunt" whats left of civilization. Both are successful because they hold a trust between themselves. When everything and everyone ceases to exist, communicating and helping each other is an instinct that ultimately results in survival. If someone were living alone, it would be beneficial for a short period of time because there are less mouths to feed, but because we are a social species, we may end up going insane from having no communication when all is gone. The father and his son have a good relationship where they trust each other and communicate about what is right. Because of their relationship, they "carry the fire" and know what is important to survive. The relationship between the members in the bloodcults is beneficial to their survival, although it helps them and only them. In a post apocalyptic future, I would need to have any sort of communication with anyone because I know that surviving alone would be near impossible. With communication, I would be given a reassurance for hope of survival because I can establish trust between another person experiencing the same struggle.