UNSELFISH ( WHAT IS IN A WORD??)

Unselfish – when I looked it up I was astounded at what I saw.

Main Entry:

un·self·ish <!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]-->

Pronunciation:

\ˌən-ˈsel-fish\

Function:

adjective

Date:

1698

: not selfish : generous

— un·self·ish·ly adverb

<!--[if !supportLists]-->— <!--[endif]-->un·self·ish·ness noun

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All the dictionary did was put the word NOT in front of the word.

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At first I was put off by this definition.

But then it made sense to me.

In this life we are all familiar with SELFISH.

So it does not take much to explain UNSELFISH. Because it is exactly the opposite of every thing to do with SELF

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Main Entry:

¹sel <!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]-->

Pronunciation:

\ˈsel\

chiefly Scottish variant of self

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If you break down the word selfish you get 2 words

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Sel which means self

And you get fish.

Well if you look at what you have in that word

When you are selfish you only have yourself and a fish and after three days alone with a fish, it really begins to stink.

But if you are UN selfish you are not alone.

By D. Newburn