Experiences have Best Before dates too.
That backpacking journey in my early twenties was a priceless adventure, but sleeping in a small room at a hostel with eleven other people is not something I’m signing up for now.
Seeing my favourite band in the front row of a heaving mass of people was great when I was sixteen, but I now prefer to appreciate the show from the stands.
Kids only believe in Santa for a short 4-5 year period, the magic of their belief and joy is real for less time than we realise.
Some things have a window when they’re best experienced. It’s worth consciously thinking about them and planning accordingly.