What’s one life experience you think everyone should have at least once?

[u/Flat_Pay3708]

Could be anything — travelling solo, climbing a mountain, going to a concert alone, falling in love, camping somewhere remote, volunteering, moving to a new city, etc.

What’s something you’ve experienced that made you think, “Everyone should do this at least once in their life”?

Looking for some ideas to add to my bucket list

[u/Impressive-Dirt-6735]

Being hospitalized. It allows one to understand what it means to live in a sick body.

[u/MalouSunny11 → u/Impressive-Dirt-6735]

That’s such a humbling experience, you really don’t understand it until you’ve lived it

[u/rockshitreally → u/Impressive-Dirt-6735]

that seems a little sad dont you think? wouldnt you desire to be healthy and happy instead?

[u/HuwminRace → u/rockshitreally]

Isn’t that the point? It’s sad and humbling living in a sick body, and the temporary experience should give anyone empathy for anyone who doesn’t have the choice to be healthy and happy. That understanding is sorely lacking I’m afraid.

[u/Ok-Foot3689 → u/rockshitreally]

Health would have no meaning if there were no disease 🥲

[u/Dry-Park-3773]

Laughing till it feels like you are losing your mind

[u/Equal_Prior_1350]

Probably not for everyone, but going caving. It's such a different experience to anything else I have encountered. Humbling and awe-inspiring.

[u/long-term-view]

Hunt and kill an animal with your bare hands and eat it. Teaches you how the world really is and to take NOTHING for granted. Grow your own food for the same reason.

[u/grub_the_alien]

For me, being around a campfire with good mates, sharing a delicious meal, preferably someone has a guitar

[u/Equal_Prior_1350 → u/grub_the_alien]

Yes to this! I was at a wedding this weekend with a load of friends I play music with. We all ended up round a campfire singing, and I thought how lucky I was to have friends who can make music anywhere. I also got a bit sappy. We're all approaching 40 and I love that we still make time to do this. One person there was in her 60's, and it made me excited to think that, if we're lucky, we could be having these moments for decades to come.

[u/Old_Radish_3747]

Climbing a mountain sunrise

[u/Nick_Fotiu_Is_God]

An LSD trip.

[u/Beautiful-Bet-5 → u/Nick_Fotiu_Is_God]

What did it do for u

[u/The_wanderer96]

To achieve peak physique at least once

[u/Eastern-Log1142]

They all sound wonderful what you just listed

[u/DoubleArm7308]

travelling solo. it is so liberating and builds confidence and opens your mind so much

[u/Street_Network9856]

Moving out of state or out of your hometown

[u/Jazzlike-Leek4279]

Go skinny dipping!

[u/Sad_Negotiation1424]

travelling alone to just experience life and people around you. This makes you humble, gives you ideas on the possibilities of living differently, may help you discover yourself as you travel.