what's the most SELFLESS thing you have done for SOMEONE ELSE?

Question

for me, it was to let someone i loved go to find what they were looking for. it hurt, but, there ya go!

so what about all of you?

Answer 1

It was on Dec. 26th 2004...Sri Lanka has some gorgeous hotels and scuba sites down the southern east coast....I was at the beach with my friend..luckily my family stayed in the hotel...our room was several stories up....My friend Rachel and I were getting our stuff ready several meteres away from the shore...it was a beautiful day...I remember the waves gently pushing forward...several minutes later we saw what looked like a very tall wave...it was so hard to tell how tall it really was...since the height was hard to detect, we stayed on the beach, curiously and ignorantly watching the Wave move in...once it was very close we knew it wasn't safe to stay there....we began to run...giggling and laughing at the thought that we might get soaked...we heavily underestimated the Wave....a grave mistake..before I knew a huge force submerged me...In panic I glimpsed up and saw light, trashing the water with all my might to get my head up...when I did I took a deep breath of air and submerged again...the Wave was carrying me somewhere...These moments were filled with darkness and extreme panic...I violently trashed my arms as I remember as the Wave continued to pull me...Then I felt my arm hit a branch...a tree...with all my might I grabbed on with my other arm...whenever the wave pushed me above the water I took a breath..and finally I launched myself up on the bending palm tree. In panic one's strength amplifies...I climbed higher...watching the chaos this Wave was creating....I looked...rubble and objects passed me by...and then I saw in the distance..a head and two arms sticking out of the water...a sri lankan woman...coming my direction...I lowered myself and extended my right arm...I screamed at her...I screamed and screamed...she didn't notice...when that moment arrived I grabbed her wrist, almost letting go....I held on with all my might....knowing that I too could plunge back into the water...but I didn't let go...I wouldn't let go...my hand was fused...I tried to pull her up...my body slipped over momentarily, nearly plunging back into the black sea...my right arm instinctively looped over the branch...but i didnt let go of the woman...she also began to climb....finally we were both stable...hanging on to either side of the tree...we watched in silence...we watched in complete silence...


I could go on about the rescue..It brings back too many horrible memories...the woman I helped, Nelani, survived...she lost her two children and husband...her whole family.

I never saw my friend Rachel again...I think I lost her at the very beginning.....the last thing she said to me was..."What will your folks think about this?"

They will think, like every other family that was affected thinks, that though we have lost so many innocent people to the Wave...but have also gained millions of Angels..

And Rachel is smiling from above.

Answer 2

I think I would do the same thing you did. Once they go, or they would be happy for what they deserve, or they would understand what there were around, and what they had ... It hurts, of course, but still better than let they think they are frustrated, that "there are plenty out there" ..., and not try themself to be better in the relationship, and you still have to accept what you do not really want, and get hurt the same ...

Answer 3

Helped my friend take care of spouse with Alzheimer's disease.
Now the spouse is in a nursing home and I offer emotional support as well as visiting the spouse. Have known the couple for 16 years. Very sad to watch a person progress with this disease.

Answer 4

i broke up with the most important person in my life, so i wouldnt have half a chance to hurt him, i didnt wanna take a chance to do something stupid it cause him pain, i let him go, now all i wanna do it bring him back but i cant!!!! SELFLESS yeah maybe but HURTFUL thats what it all comes down too

Answer 5

Let someone live with me (an supported them) for an entire year while they were going thru a rough time. Quite a drain on the wallet...but I couldn't turn my back.

Answer 6

Shoved my son out of the way at a pro football game (when he was 7) and let a car that jumped the curb hit me.. :-) No worries..Were both okay!

Answer 7

I was at work when a friend when I got a call that a friend of mine was freakin'out at her home.. I told my boss if he didn't let me go to see waht was going on I would quit..
My boss let me go and check it out... still have a job :-)

Answer 8

my x stayed living in our state and was really unhappy here...i broke up with him and stopped talking to him and was mean just so he would move out of state where he wanted to..it hurt but i had to do it for him to move away and be able to get over me faster..and knowing that im never able to tell him the truth hurts more

Answer 9

I made my ex hate me so he could dump.

at least that would be easier for him(I think)than knowing the simple truth, that we can never be together.

so...............he still hates me, and I am proud to say that I am the only ex he ever hated..........hahahahahahahaha............well it still hurts sometimes, espesially when we accidentally meet and he says"what do you want?"


ASiH

Answer 10

I seviced this ugly girl once