Yes, moreso if it was a woman or any child. A person's life is precious, but sometimes you have to look at the value of your own life. The chance for the other person to live. The ability to change a person's life, to give them something which may be more important than your own life. For example, a child may have many years ahead of him/her and grow into someone far greater than I. For the woman, it is more about human nature and the feeling of when a man is around a woman. It is something a man feels inside, difficult to describe. Maybe other male members of the site can describe the feeling better. Interesting question...