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Survival psychologists have since discovered that the people who are most likely to live through extreme, life-and-death challenges are those who open their eyes to the wonders of the world around them, even as their own lives hang in balance. To appreciate beauty is to experience humility-to recognize that something larger and more powerful thanoneself is at work in the environment.