Be Selfless & Brave

This woman is selfless.  For those of you that don't have any idea what that means, I looked up a couple of definitions:
   1 - having little or no concern for oneself, especially with regard to fame, position, money, etc.; unselfish.
   2 - concerned more with the needs and wishes of others than with one's own; unselfish.
   3 - caring more about other people’s needs and interests than about your own.
No doubt this is a great trait for a hockey player and we should all be inspired by people like this.  As a side note, it would be nice if this could be passed along on the evening news so some others who watch TV constantly could learn from it. 

So, what is so selfless about getting your finger ripped off?  Why is this woman so brave?  Read the article. As she was going down the slide with her finger ripped off, she held her hand in the air to avoid getting blood in the water.  She was clearly more concerned about the others than she was about herself.   Then she showed it to her husband and was worried about him getting sick instead of worrying about not having one of her fingers.  Her advice is to not wear jewelry on water slides.   Note she did not complain or whine about what happened to her.  She is selfless and brave, wanting to make sure that others don't make the same mistake and get their fingers ripped right off.  

Her final quote is truly inspirational. "I'll have tears once in a while and I'll wish I could get my finger back sometimes, but I don't think I ever will."   How brave.   I truly wish she could get it back too.  But I have to agree and say I don't think she ever will.  In fact, I am sure that is a fact.   For those of you that don't know what a fact is, and I know you are out there reading this, here is a definition:  A thing that is known or proved to be true.

I bet that lifeguard who had to dive in the pool to retrieve the finger was thinking he didn't sign up for that.  But I suppose retrieving one finger is better than retrieving a dead body.

What is a selfless hockey player?   Someone who will sacrifice for the team.   Like this guy:    http://detroitchaos.zpinaddict.com/dc2012/2012m01.htm   What could you do this weekend that would be selfless?   Perhaps dive in front of a slap shot and block it for Crawford.  Put your body on the line for him.  Pass the puck to Pete so he can avoid another zero on the over under.    I am sure most of you can think of many more selfless things you could do this weekend and even in your life away from hockey.  This is truly inspirational and motivating.