Life is short! So you better enjoy it as much as you can!
But what one person enjoys another individual might find completely boring, so to each their own, you know?
Still, this will be a lot of fun to see these answers.
AskReddit users talked about what they think everyone should experience in life.
Read on to see what they said.
1. Special.
“Seeing one of your parents get so excited about doing something with you that they’re almost crying.
My dad and I have always gotten along, but we’ve also bickered a lot since I was a teenager. But last August, he and I took a road trip to New Mexico and went to these really old Native American ruins called Gila Cliffs (I highly recommend everyone go there at some point too. It’s amazing!).
He and I were walking up the trail, and then we rounded a corner and there they were: these 500 year old Native American ruins built into the cliffside. My dad looked over at me with a smirk on his face and a little water in his eyes and told me “I’m so glad I get to experience this with you.”
My dad doesn’t express a lot of emotion usually, so that was really meaningful to me. I think everyone deserves to have an experience like that with one of their parents. It’s so special.”
2. Humbling.
“Old growth forests.
There is something humbling about seeing for yourself the life cycle of huge ancient trees and the incredible lush and vibrant ecosystems that exist around them as they grow, fall, decompose, and grow again over decades.
A week walking across cradle mountain in Tasmania was life changing for me, as it has been for many others.”
3. Sounds amazing.
“The Northern Lights.
Not just little green ones, full on solar storm, fast moving, buzzing sound, colourful, northern lights !
I cried when I first saw them and I’m glad I live north enough to witness them!
4. Yes!
“Making something with your own hands. Could be art, could be a fire, could be a carving or a tool or clay or a shelter in the woods.
Creating something that came from you, and you alone is a rewarding experience and gives one a true sense of pride.
Just using your own hands and some tools to make something out of nothing makes me feel grounded, connected, and away from my troubles for a bit.”
5. Love is all you need.
“To be truly loved by someone.
My whole life, I was never loved. Not my parents, not people I dated or my 1st husband. Then I met my 2nd husband. We will be celebrating 9 years married and 11 years together next month.
He loves me more than life and I feel it every day. To be loved is something I hope everyone gets to experience in their life.”
6. Untouched.
“As someone who comes from a country with a lot of mountains and hills, I would highly recommend going trekking to places accessible only by foot.
It’s really nice to see the untouched,peaceful nature existing there, without humans to ruin it.”
7. Cool.
“The feeling you get when you are completely eclipsed by a landscape, skyscape, or even a city sometimes.
The feeling of joy that comes with recognizing how small you are in the grand scheme of the world is priceless and I wish I could experience the wonder and awe that come along with it a million times over.
It’s in Redwood and Sequoia forest, the entirety of Alaska, the desert sky in New Mexico at night; it’s New York City when you step out of the subway for the first time.
Being in the middle of the ocean on a giant ship and knowing that it expands farther than you would ever hope to comprehend (beyond some measurements on Wikipedia).
You and the earth, alone together.”
8. Peaceful.
“Complete silence in a heavy snowfall.
The weird brightness of a snow covered full moon night.”
9. Up above.
“The night sky without light pollution.
Nothing has ever made me feel so connected to life than gazing into that black ocean.”
10. It’s great!
“Another culture.
It really opens your eyes and broadens your horizons to experience another culture.
There’s a lot to learn about the world.”
11. Total eclipse.
“A full solar eclipse.
It is one of the most unnatural things I have experienced and can understand why people for millenia have assigned supernatural attributes to it. I was watching it from beside a lake – the slow crescendo of crickets chirping as the sun turned purple and then suddenly turned into night gave me chills.
Nothing has ever made me feel smaller and at the mercy of celestial bodies than that experience.”
12. A wonderful feeling.
“Financial security.
I do believe that though money can’t bring happiness, when you don’t have it, it can absolutely hinder it greatly.”
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