Life of Pi- In the Middle of the Ocean

I have FINALLY gotten to the part where Pi is stuck in the middle of the ocean. In the process of moving to Canada from India, the boat that Pi and his family were on, starts sinking due to the storm. Can you imagine how scary and devastating that would be?
Before the boat actually sinks, Pi is the only one who gets up, startled by the storm. Soon, when he realizes that him and his family might be in danger, he runs into the Japanese boat people. With a few exchanges of glance, they decided to throw Pi of the boat, on the another lifeboat that happened to have a tiger on it (from moving animals from Pi's zoo on the boat). Pi figures out later on that they weren't actually trying to save Pi's life, but more using him as a distraction and sacrificing him to the tiger so they could get on the boat. Later on, the boat ends up having a hyena, broken legged zebra, a chimpanzee, and the tiger on it. After a couple nights of no food, no water and witnessing the zebra and the chimpanzee get devoured by the hyena, Pi is exhausted. However, he still finds a strong will and the desire within himself to survive. We have to realize that Pi's only 16, and he had just lost his family, and everything that he has. Even if he does survive, he wouldn't have anything to go back to. However, he still thinks, plans and eats solely for survival. 
Being brutally honest, I would never ever be able to set my goal as "surviving" if I were in his situation. I could never have the courage or the will to. I find this kind of embarrassing, it's those who have strong wills that succeed later on. This is definitely something that I would learn from Pi, and a valuable message to everyone.