How Bad Can It Get?

No matter how bad you think you have it, there is always - ALWAYS - someone who has it way, way worse.

~Vince Flynn~

It seems to me that there are more people than ever who are having hard times in one way or another.  The majority of the time, I'm sure they've heard that someone always has it worse.  My question is "when is it the worst?".  Surely there must be a point where there is no worse - right?


I suppose that "worse" could be a state of mind.  What might be the worse for one person may not be for another.  For example, one might think the worst is being homeless and living on the street.  Is it?  What if they're basically healthy but just can't support themselves?  Worse could be a homeless person who is chronically sick or might even have a terminal disease.  Could it get worse than that?


What if the wealthiest person in the world has no friends or family?  Money can give them all of the necessities and creature comforts known to man.  But it can't buy real friends or love.  A life without friends or love MUST be the worse - right?


So, does "worse" mean that's the way it is for the rest of your life?  Winston Churchill said "when you're going through Hell, keep going".  That makes me think that worse is not permanent.  Certainly, if you're going through bad times but there's an end to it - even if you can't see it at the time - is that the worst?  Could the worst be spending the rest of your life experiencing the worst?  Is there something even worse than that?


I believe there IS a point when it can get no worse and it's the same point for all of us.  None of us have gone (or will go) through the absolute worse in our lifetimes but many are going through it and many more will.  How is that possible? you ask.  Well, in my opinion, the worst happens after we die.  I believe it's not possible to experience anything worse than spending an eternity of agony, torture and hopelessness that comes from having died and been condemned to Hell.


Now, I'm not going to preach.  We all have our own beliefs concerning what happens to us after we die.  I'm not going to tell you that my belief is the only right one or even that it's the MOST right one.  But I AM going to ask you to search your heart and listen carefully to what it tells you.  If you are atheist and don't believe in Heaven and Hell, I especially beseech you to consider that you might be wrong.  If you're not, what have you lost?


God loves you all and I'm really trying.