Very interesting story out of China yesterday.

His explanation was simple. "I have a very strong sense of self-preservation," he said. "I have never been a brave man and I'm only really concerned about myself."

... spoken by a teacher who abandoned the children in his classroom as he fled during last month's earthquake in China.

Fan Meizhong set out on a blog his guiding principle: in matters of life and death, it's every man for himself.

Talk about living out your worldview...

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