Between Ernest Shackleton and crew's 800-mile Antarctic journey of survival in 1915 to Suleika Jaouad's cancer diagnosis and recovery chronicled in Between Two Kingdoms, I often find myself wrapped up in human stories of survival.
Survival stories are not easy stories, but they often get at the root of what it means to be human — the tragic but continuing endurance much of life teeters between. They're a testament to our perseverance, even in the most extreme. They give us hope in moments when we need strength.
