Learning to endure pain

Bryan, who took his boat into the storm to rescue his fellow whalers in trouble, engages one of those he rescued, 11 year-old Kenny, in a traditional Iñupiat game of strength and pain endurance. Whoever cries out in pain first loses. Kenny soon had Bryan shrieking in pain. I jokes. I am told that from when he was a boy Bryan always won this game with his peers. He held back on Kenny - applied just enough force to demonstrate to him what he has to do to win.