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I am a student and it is not my impression that I lead a very dangerous life. I live in a peaceful town in an upper-middle class area. However, I have a few times found myself in a position when I have nevertheless been able to avert dangerous situations for myself or others. My impression is that other people would not have necessarily noticed these situations or acted appropriately on them.
Avoiding dangerous situations is indeed better than mastering them IMO (see this comment about martial arts), but noticing when you or others may be about to enter a highly dangerous situation is key to avoiding it.
These two statements seem contradictory to me. Maybe you ought to specify what you mean by "saved from death". If I consider crossing the street, notice an approaching car, and procede to not cross the street until the car has passed, did I just save myself from death? Describing the particular incidents and pointing out exactly how SA helped you to stay alive where others would have died would be much more convincing.