The Hardest Decisions of your life...

[KenKen]

you have guessed it,


this may be personal, but what is the hardest decison you have ever made?

I might aswell go a head and tell you mine,

To go with my "friends" to a stupid dumb school
Or to make my new friends at a really fun great school

I CHOSE THE SECOND ANSWER!

mainly because my friends where idiots not into the same things as me!



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[EPIK Justino]

I am glad to hear about your choice. Just remember for better or worse its yours and you will be sure to make a new host of friends at your new school. My most difficult decision was what to do after University The sooner you get a firm idea about that the better.

Peace and Love,
EPIK Justino

[JD]

You were thinking of this, yes?

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Robert Frost

[KenKen]

wow, really good poem

i actually read it and liked it! (which is not somthing that i would do)

but seriously what has been the hardest decision you have ever made?

o.O

[JD]

I'll share one... when you get to my age you might have a few also.
When I was 18 my best friend was killed in a snow ski-ing accident. His family, girlfriend and I rushed to his bedside as he was brain injured but maintained mechanically in hope of recovery upon releasing cranial pressure and swelling of the brain. Sorryfully, it was not to be. He being 19 had not filled out his drivers liscense with his true desires to be an organ donar (not expecting to pass so young), but we had discussed it and only I knew. His mother was truly torn and didn't like the idea (and who could blame her) of Donnie's body being invaded. In a few brief seconds I had to decide whether to express his wishes as he had told me or fold to his mom's apparent disapproval.

Donnie Dollar was disconnected Christmas day 1985 or 1986 (I think '85) and due his gift gave sight to two, and extended the lives of two others with his heart and liver. Skin and other donations improved the quality of life of several others. Thankfully, his death was given meaning through his selfless wishes. Christmas was not the same for many years for me and I suffered some guilt, as irrational as it seems.

There have been other, more difficult decisions since but some are too personal and one too fresh to discuss openly. I must admit that these situations build/reveal character in unforseen ways, for better or worse, but are probably unavoidable in any life. Unless you are extremely lucky (and I hope you are, but be prepared as much as possible) you might laugh at what you consider a difficult decision at any given point in your time on this Earth. Not to belittle anyones difficulties (including my own) but I realize that it can (and probably will) get worse before better.

[KenKen]

Wow,


That is extremly hard, it was amazing that you made the right choice, and you should feel much better about the death, than you initially did, knowing that he would help others.


That comment deserves a medal.
:)

[JD]

Please consider that by spending some time as an independent or "non-dependent" as far as tax situations, you may (will) improve your qualifications for grants. I would urge anyone to avoid student loans at all costs. The truth is that degreed people have to learn their job just like any other and there is certainly no guarantee of a degree giving much advantage in the job market (with certain very high-tech exceptions). Don't "not go", but serious financial debt is a tremendous burden that can truly outweigh a degree. Consult a few people who have both good and poor experiences with loans and grants and you'll have a better idea of how to proceed. Good luck to you!

[M]

I must be honest, I've never had to make any very hard decisions. I'm very stubborn and set in my ways, so when obstacles come up I'm usually prepared with a prompt and simple 'yes' or 'no'. The only time that I had a difficult decision that made me freeze up was when I was fourteen and I planned on stealing something that cost nearly $40. (It was a book...haha) I don't know why I was so set on stealing it...but I did. And I'd never stolen anything before in my life. I was in the Virgin Store, and the alarm went off on me...but they apparently got it a lot and did nothing. I still have the book in my room. Not sure if it was worth it. I haven't stolen anything since then, because I forgot about the book about a week later. And if I'd been caught, it would have affected me for a long time.

[Mariah]

The hardest descicion(sp?) I ever had to make was admitting to my parents that I had a problem.

[Ereshkigal Inanna]

the most difficult desicion i've ever had to make was to stay with my mom or go to my dads... i picked my mom and of course im thrilled about it.. i still see my dad every other weekend though so i guess its okay there too.

i do miss my little sisters sometimes though.. T^T

[N3rdXGir1]

i've had the same decision and the same answer :)

[Cameron Ch.]

Well, you're right, sometimes its hard to talk about these sort of things. I tried to type it out first, but it was (and still is) pretty personal and difficult to talk about with people I don't trust completely, so I'll give the short answer, and that will have to do.

About two years ago, almost to the month, I was hospitalized for a week for a very serious heart problem. Basically my heart was beating completely at random (atrial fibrillation), at 180+ beats per minute (resting!), had swollen to about 2 or 3 times the normal size, was putting out about 40% (maybe less) capacity, and the pericardium (sac that contains the heart) was filled with fluid. After a battery of tests including blood, cultures, and a very "pleasant" spinal fluid tap, the ultimate cause of this by one of the top cardiologists in the state was "I dunno. Maybe a virus?"

I was 26.

What I will say is that it was a very difficult time full of a lot of stress and worry. The hardest decision was about 4 or 5 days into that whole scenario, after getting no sleep at all (I think I got maybe 8 hours of sleep over that entire weeklong period). I was panicked: I did not want to die.

But that wasn't the hardest decision I had to make. The hardest decision for me came just after.

Why?

WHY don't you want to die?

What happened after, I don't know. It was something very personal, something I often wonder about, and something I think on from time to time. I'm still trying to come to terms with everything that came after that, but THAT was the hardest decision I ever had to make.

Well, so far, anyway. The good news (spoilers) is that I made that decision. I think you can figure out what it was. :)

[spiderboenz]

Kill, and live...
Don't, and die...