Freedom and Survival

Freedom and survival are almost equal in reference to their importance. However, survival is one of humans' basic instincts, so therefore it is a little bit more important. We are programmed to do whatever it is necessary to survive. Going back to the aggressive instinct, people will do whatever, even if it means acting violently, if their survival is in danger. In this reference, it is our freedom to protect our survival. For instance, if a person is attacked, it is their right to act violently if they feel their survival is in danger. The two, freedom and survival, work hand in hand, just like the erotic and destructive instincts. Humans will do whatever is necessary to survive. But on the other hand, why would we choose to survive if we know we don't have any freedom. Survival is still more important because even if we didn't have freedom, humans would still do whatever was necessary in order to survive. Freedom is not more important because although it is extremely important in life and is one of our reasons that we want to survive, freedom may not necessarily protect our survival. If a person is completely free, and they are diagnosed with cancer, they may still die, even if they do all that is possible. Their survival is still at risk even if they benefit from complete freedom. Although I am extremely grateful of the freedom I have, and realize that not everybody has the same freedoms as I do, I value my survival a bit more. If I were a person who had more limited freedoms, I think I would feel differently. If I had very little freedoms, I would say that freedom was more important because I didn't have freedom at the time. Because I am privileged enough to have very many freedoms, I am more worried about my survival. Tomorrow I could be diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, which would risk my survival. They are both important because they work so closely together, but survival ranks higher in my books. As humans, we are powered to survive. We have an instinct that tells us to do whatever is necessary to see tomorrow. We do not have a specific instinct that propels us to gain more freedom. It is our survival instinct, which drives us to desire freedom because when we have a lack of freedom, we don't feel like we are surviving, but are instead suffocating. Everyone has a different opinion about this subject based on what they feel is at risk. In my personal life, I am much more worried about my survival than my freedom, so I feel like survival is more important than freedom.