Who/what do you find brave/inspirational?

I'm curious about what other people think is a brave or inspirational person. Someone recently called me inspirational (looking at you mamof4 ) and I was very surprised. I consider myself to be someone who has pretty much failed at being a human in almost every possible way (I'm waiting for them to beam me back up to the mothership any day now :pac:)



So who or what do you find brave/inspirational?



For me, I suppose it's people who manage to raise children and have full time jobs and who fit time in for hobbies and friends and elderly parents. It's people who care for relatives with disabilities. Also people dealing with disabilities. I have CF myself but there are plenty of diseases/conditions that I think ''oh that must be awful to have'', like being paralysed or having a condition where you slowly lose control of your body, being blind etc. I also admire people who have survived trauma and gone on to be happy functioning people. I read Fred and Rose West's daughter's book recently, her name is Mae and her childhood was just horrific but she survived and she has struggled but she has a family of her own now and she functions. I think that people who put their lives in danger or save other peoples lives (such as doctors, firefighters etc) are inspirational too, people who make sacrifices for others, people they don't even know.