What was the worst and best day of your life?

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Zack -  Mr. GenXer Profile

The worst day of my life has been the last 15 years of it. There is no best day.

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John Doe
John Doe commented
I agree Tiger! C'mon Zack, chin up....you seem like such a wonderful person!
Mahnoor Ali Khan Yousufzai
yes Angela is right...you have to make your life best by yourself! You are a wonderful person!
Call me Z
Call me Z commented
Lighten up Zack. There is this thing called Self-fulfilling Prophesy. Determine for yourself that this day will be better than yesterday and live it with that in mind, you'll have a greater chance of that happening.
Darik Majoren Profile
Darik Majoren answered

The Worst day was when I had to put my Macey down. She had a tumor growing on her spine that took her legs away and she was in constant pain . . . I've never been that close to a living thing and seen the life fade from them.

Best day is a tie between when my first was born and when my second was born. Both of those was also the scariest days too . .

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dragonfly forty-six
I know you'd never take that lightly. You are empathetic and intuitive. Both qualities I find admirable about you. Hence why I felt safe enough to share something so deeply personal and at this time very raw. Thank you for your respectful consideration.

I completely agree. I'm always hopeful about that.
Call me Z
Call me Z commented
I respect and commend your candor, dragonfly, and I thank you for the kind words. BTW, dragonflies have always been my favorite insect...just saying.
dragonfly forty-six
Thanks, Z.
:))
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Rooster Cogburn , Rooster Cogburn, answered

The worst day was when I got off the bus for my first day at Boot Camp ! The best day was eight years later when I finally was on U.S. soil again to stay ! Discharged and free.

Call me Z Profile
Call me Z answered

It's not possible for me to single out a single best day, there are just too many (so fortunate/old am I). Meeting/marrying my stunning wife, 5 kids, a new granddaughter, and retirement at 44 are among the tops.

Worst day, without equal: Oct 23, 1983. I lost 3 buddies and the country lost 238 other of my fellow servicemen, many of whom I knew, in the mindless suicide bombing at the Beirut Marine barracks. I was 200 yards away. Despite other combat engagements I've had, that carnage haunts me still.

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Darik Majoren
Darik Majoren commented
Retirement at 44? . . . How are you NOT my mentor?!
Darik Majoren
Darik Majoren commented
I am so sorry about your comrades my friend. I have nothing to draw upon to even pretend to relate to what you went through.
Call me Z
Call me Z commented
I was gifted with an industrious nature and an inquiring mind, and a knack for living on 4 hrs sleep. Got alot done in those other 20 hrs a day.
That said, with 5 offspring, my mentoring calendar has been full for years. :-)
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Max Glazer answered

My best day or should I say days (there isn't one specific day) was when I was best friends with a person in my class for a year, it was the best time ever we would call each other at 7 in the morning to play PlayStation, but unfortunately he moved schools next year thus ending our friendship

The worst 2 days of my life was when I got 4 teeth extracted (for braces) it was the most painful, disgusting, horrific experience ever, I still remember the horror of that day having a ball of tissue in my mouth soaking the blood (some of which I could taste, that was the absolute worst part) I don't think any personal experience can top this one in terms of horribleness, I just hope I don't ever have to extract another tooth again

Tom  Jackson Profile
Tom Jackson answered

I've been sitting here at my desk for about 5 minutes trying to decide whether I was going to post an answer, and if so, what kind I might post.

I always said that each person's philosophy of life is important because it influences the perspective one has on past events and also how one anticipates value in the outcome of future events.

As a Catholic who believes in the Abrahamic God, as I evaluate my life from the 70 year mark, I find that I really have had no worst days--some have just been more remarkably good than others.

And since the probability of independent events never changes, I find that I have come to expect that my retrospective vision at the time of my death will be the same, assuming I have the ability at that time to look back before entering another mode of existence.

(Maybe it's true that everything actually works to the advantage of those who do their best to "love" the God who created us.)

Pascal's wager is not really a bet.  It's more like choosing door #'s 1,2, or 3 with no "zonk's" behind any door.

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ly fen chen answered

The best day of my life is meeting my family like my daughters and her children. The worst day of my life is when my parents were dead since a long time ago, but I still remember it, and untill now, when I think of them, I drop my tears each time.

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Kistent Tse answered

Worst: Gave birth to my baby...

Best: Dating with him whom i fell in love with at the first sight. (and now he's my baby's father lol)

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