I can honestly tell you, as I now approach 50 years on the planet, I’ve had the opportunity to experience some pretty amazing and unique things. Some good, some really awful.
When I was a television anchor and reporter, I had the chance to fly with the Blue Angels. Won’t EVER forget that. As controversial as the wolf reintroduction to Yellowstone was (and still is), it was still pretty incredible to be in the enclosure the day they brought in a mother and her pups. We were allowed to film and even pet the wolf pups briefly. It was surreal.
I put on snowshoes and lugged about a hundred pounds of camera gear through the park a few months later to see the growth of the pups before they were finally released into the wild. I’ve witnessed catastrophic fires and tornadoes and told the stories of those impacted by the devastation. I covered many tragedies and triumphs. You learn to sort of balance it all. And fortunately for me, the good far outweighed the bad.