Shellfish...

This is honestly the most random thing I think I've thought about in the last little while. No huge reason why I wrote or posted it beyond the fact that it was stuck in my mind and I wanted to see my thoughts on it. I guess these are my thoughts... Random, silly, and deep all at the same time... word is still out on if it's any good tho...
The stages of selfishness in the evolutionary timeline:
1) The Cherry Picker. This player doesn't play below the tops of the circles in D-zone. This player gets as many goals as possible. And what is this plus-minus stat anyways? They're oblivious to what's going on or the hurt that is in the world, as long as 'they gets theirs.' Doesn't really make trouble, but doesn't know enough to help others out of it either... "Hey! The World doesn't revolve around you you know..." ... "That's exactly what you would say if the world DID revolve around me and you didn't want me to find out..." Cherry picker's have a lot in common with gold diggers I want to say.
2) The Ironman. Stay on the ice as long as you can. 2 minute Power Play shift? Why not? No thought to consequences, just take and take alike, and try to get as much as you can. Like Hungry Hungry Hippo, or the United States.
3) The Retaliator/Head Hunter knows exactly the consequences of what they're doing. And sometimes it actually makes them feel better to cause people pain. They live off the carnage of others... even skate by the puck and a possible goal just to make that one big hit. Sadly your team's killing off 6 minutes a game of dumb penalties you've taken. In real life maybe you are the dictator of some small country and will try to make enough money out of it so you can leave when the revolution comes and then retire to some island in the Bahamas.
4) The Chissel. Make everything look good and have no one suspect anything, but wherever and whenever possible take advantage of people. No way am I changing that second assist that I got to the guy that actually deserves it. Possibly you'll grow up to be an executive at Enron.
6) The Enforcer. I'll be as completely unselfish as I can to those closest to me, as long as WE TOGETHER take advantage of those people that are not closest to US. Like Athens circa 400BC or so. Or like mafia movies before 'Hollywood' cuts in because audiences don't want to see or believe that bad guys ultimately can succeed in life. They don't make parades for bad guys do they?
5) The Coach. I'm going to try to see how both you and I can get exactly what we want, no matter how at odds we are. And we both win. I make you feel like a million dollars because you're the center of my life. You're going to scratch behind my ears and possibly toss the ball around for me a little bit, metaphorically speaking, And we both win.. They'd be a teacher if you weren't a coach probably.
7) The Role Player... Doing the ugly jobs that noone else wants to do. Like going into the corners, screaning for shots, or going down to block that shot face first in overtime. And does things for others even if they hate it because, as Kant says, the fact that I don't even get a good feeling for it makes you all the more unselfish. Kinda like how the religious are supposed to be... taking care of the poor, looking out for the homeless, helping those others have rejected. Obviously they're big into love because, "greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends," and they're giving up their life every day for people. But somewhere pride creeps in because they can feel superior in their ability to go through hardships that others don't. And sometimes thoughts of Karma coming into play and make them hopeful. But at the end of the day, count it all a blessing because it's definitely going to serve a reward in heaven, or next year's contract.
8) Unselfish...? I think maybe it's there. I've seen glimpses possibly. Playoffs mostly. Real life? Parents most likely know a thing or two about it. Marriages should probably have it somewhere. Friendship's been known to show it. Even actions from complete enemies can sometimes bring it about. Possibly the word forgiveness is involved... going on the thesis that God is good and exists then chances are He has a lot to do with it. It could be some disney romantic comedy moment with a sudden sharp realization that everything is connected to something greater than yourself. Not in the 'new-age fuzzy' spiritual way that happens in the last 10 minutes of your yoga class, but in the 'lets really actually look into this thing theological+apologetics' spiritual way that gets a person killed for doing what's right. And It's not simply a religious mindset because a lot of that is still a carrot on a string to me. But how do you really put your finger on it?