A Selfless Act of Kindness: What We SHOULD Be Showing Our Daughters
While we and our daughters attempt to digest the Miley/Vanity Fair photo controversy, I came across this amazing story about female college athletes that demonstrates everything that’s right in the world and embodies the values we should be sharing with our daughters.
During a recent collegiate softball championship playoff game – the results of which could determine which team would snag its first-ever berth to the NCAA tournament — a senior hit her first-ever homerun. But when tagging first base, her knee gave out and she crumpled to the ground, unable to move on her own. The ump said if anyone from her team helped her round the bases, her homerun wouldn’t count.
Well if you were to peruse contemporary pop culture, using it as an indication of how young women behave these days, you’d have thought that the gals on the field would’ve shrugged their shoulders and said, “Thems the breaks. Rules are rules. You lose. . . We’re off to add naughty pics to our MySpace pages.”
Instead, two members of the opposing team — in the midst of a playoff game where — picked up the fallen player and carried her around the bases, having her gently touch each bag with her foot.
Forget the Miley scandal for a moment and let the beauty of this selfless gesture sink in. This is what we should be showing to our daughters.
To see an NBC video about this amazing act of sportsmanship and honor, click here.
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