Rise to the occasion?

[Scythe13]

(2 October 2013, 23:23)Skean Dhude Wrote: That is the question. Only when we are put to the test will we find out what we can do.many rise and accept the challenge. Many will fail. Only at that time will we truly know.

As far as I can tell, very few actually do rise. That's the issue. There are more failed desert island 'rescues' than successful ones. Fisherman left in the wilderness that die, instead of being rescued. Even watching Naked and Afraid, you see people defaulting and not rising. The only person that seems to rise is the girl on the desert island, and the only reason she seems to rise is because she says it's what she does all the time, so is only just defaulting herself too, just to a very high level. You can even see it on Survive This (TV show) where kids have to survive. I know it's kids, but the principle is still the same. Again, they don't rise to the occasion, they default to their level of practice.