Which is the best summary of the selection "Is Survival Selfish"? People who demonstrate the virtue of selfishness by putting their own lives before the libels of others in an emergency are often criticized in the press. People who demonstrate the virtue of selfishness by putting their own lives before the libels of others in an emergency are often criticized in the press. It is better in moments of mortal danger to save one's own life than to try to rescue others. It is better in moments of mortal danger to save one's own life than to try to rescue others. Heroes are admired when they risk or sacrifice their own lies to save others, but their actions go against accepted survival protocols, which pioritize personal safety. Heroes are admired when they risk or sacrifice their own lies to save others, but their actions go against accepted survival protocols, which pioritize personal safety. In extreme crises, people either hold it together or fall apart, and there is no telling who the heroes will be until danger strikes.