Everyone should experience some time in assisted living – before they have to.

Starving for a week. A severe beating. Love. Loss. A random act of kindness.

Gaining perspective is not always a pleasant process, but I consider it necessary.

Being thanked by a stranger for a random act of kindness.

Too subjective. Nearly everyone will have a different answer.

A year at a top notch theatre school.

Loosing both parents I've had to grow up quickly.a lot of friends and family thought I wouldn't cope. Need to keep eye on me which I've had all my life as wrapped in cotton wool. Now come back stronger

there is no one SHOULD and whatever it would be wouldn't be the same for everyone anyway. i agree with many of the answers below... for SOME people. i do not agree with a single one for ALL people.

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Having and rearing a child.

Having experienced this last year, I would urge anyone who has never seen a total eclipse of the sun (under the path of totality), to put this event--somewhere on the planet--on your bucket list. I witnessed last year's eclipse in August in eastern Oregon by myself, and immediately regretted the absence of family and close friends. You just can't describe in words what you are seeing ... it was among the best two minutes of a life well-lived!