Best Before dates shouldn’t exist just for food.
They should also exist for life experiences.
The best time for an extended backpacking trip is when the pack feels light and you can deal with the dirt and inconvenience.
The best time to sprint is in your twenties. To run a marathon: your thirties. And to play lawn bowls: probably a little later in life.
The best time to share knowledge, mentor others, or provide counsel is after you’ve made a few mistakes of your own and learnt from them.
I’m doing a lot of thinking about the experiences I still want to have, and when are the optimal times for those things to happen.