"Shackleton had already made up his mind, after long discussions with Wild, not only as to who should be taken, but who should not be left behind" (187).
This quote is an example of motivation. The quote uses motivation because Shackleton and Wild act the way they do so that the party that is left behind keeps their morale. They don't want to leave someone that is pessimistic and will hurt the optimism of the party left behind. But at the same time, they need to bring people who can pull their weight. Although they leave a pessimist or two behind, they leave behind enough optimistic people that they will outweigh the pessimism.
This quote can relate to my life very well also. At times, we are required to make choices on what to take on a trip or something of the sort. I have to remember that some stuff shouldn't really be taken, but on the same token, I have to think about what I should not leave behind. Those choices are not always easy though, we take the stuff we need to take, but we can't always take what we want to take.
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