by Donald Z. Smith

Created on: July 31, 2011

My darkest day, was a day many years ago in my past.  It was a day that will never repeat itself throughout my lifetime.  I was sure of that then, and have been sure of that since.  I have struggled through many bad days, but never traveled through a day as bad since. I am quite satisfied of that and am sure that darkened days since only rose to certain dismal levels.  There is nothing that can happen or that I can make happen to equal the destruction and sadness of my darkest day.  I have learned to be satisfied with the remnants of time allotted to me these last several decades and to live on somewhat successfully in most other events in my lifetime.  My darkest day can not be matched or equaled as it is a day that cannot be replicated.  I have learned how to change events or physical conditions to avoid driving into that abyss again.   There has not and will not be a part of my future life that can equal the tragedies of my darkest day.  It is a remarkable thing to know that I can move beyond my darkest day even to the slightest degree.

My darkest day in my lifetime was in June of 1969 where I faced death on a daily basis and fought in a war that eventually was handed over to our enemies in the end.  On that particular day in June 1969, I wept at the loss of friends and foes in battles that went from victory to defeat at different phases of the battles.  I rose above my depressions at the end of that day and moved on to better days, that never sunk completely to the levels of that day.  I become a man and a better person after that day, and have rose to the level of need in subsequent situations that could have produce the same dismal results.  

It is a natural thing for man to learn from past errors and mistakes and to rise above conquest through memory of past consequences.  Without the ability to change things, the darkest day could reproduce itself numerous times in one's lifetime.  Only a fool would continue on a similar path and create similar circumstances rejecting successful outcomes.  One's darkest day usually remains one unmatched in future times. 

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