30 Years Later...

[brutal]

Buy a metric shit ton of bitcoin at $8, bail at $60K.

[JohnnyDrama]

Stay in the Corps.


And a lot of what you other guys said.

[battlemidget]

If it has tits or wheels, it will cause you trouble.

[Little Dutch]

I am very close to my 50th year.

I think back about... a lot. Many things I would change. Many things I should have done.

For you old farts...

If you were able to grab ahold of your 20 year old self, what wisdom would you give him?

Overall I think I did pretty well.

I have one major failure I'd like to undo. I failed both my oldest son and my shepherd dog by being blase about leaving them unsupervised together. My son has physical and emotional scarring that will probably be with him forever, and I destroyed a smart and healthy 4 year old dog.

Everything else comes down to money. I wish I had learned how to buy into stocks sooner. I wish I had learned more about buying gold and silver. I wish I had actually understood that cash loses it's value and it's better off traded for inflation-proof commodities. I wish I had bought more house the first time, or bought less house the first time and used it as a rental as soon as I could move. Etc.

[ray1970]

50+ years on this planet and I honestly wouldn?t change anything about how I?ve lived my life.

I?m in a good place and perfectly happy with my life and going back and changing the past wouldn?t have led me to where I am now.

The mistakes we made or the things we could have done better are part of what makes us who we are now.

[rondog]

Oh the list I could make.....

[colorider]

Interesting topic. I can't really say that I regret much or would change anything. Yes, I did fuck up pretty good in my youth and as an adult, but the learning experience was worth it.

[BPTactical]

I have often had a “What if” moment but then I I let it go.
Sure if I could have changed some things I would have but then I wouldn’t be in the place I am now.

Yesterday is our history
Today is our responsibility
Tomorrow is our challenge

[Oscar77]

I should'a gotten better prepared for Ranger School.

[Great-Kazoo]

Interesting topic. I can't really say that I regret much or would change anything. Yes, I did fuck up pretty good in my youth and as an adult, but the learning experience was worth it.

Exactly. The question could be . What if .. i didn't go, or date, or drink, or, or or,??? Where would that brief moment in time, veering off the path one was on, have taken you.