What’s one experience—big or small—that’s had a lasting impact on how you see the world?

[PureX]

I got glasses in my mid 30s. I then saw the world much more clearly.

I couldn't tell if this was metaphorical or not. And I really liked that!

 

[Jimmy]

How did that happen?

It just came for me one day as I was pondering how our existence came into being.

 

[TagliatelliMonster]

As the title reads.

Tbh, after thinking about it for a while... I don't seem to be able to pick a single event or experience.

 

[Wherenextcolumbus]

I've just discovered Vinted so now I've got exactly the right tutu to go with my glitter doc martens. Yay.

Vinted is my favourite sport!
I love dragging the price the down. I’m so petty I will ask for £2 off

 

[Quagmire]

When I found out that all of existence ends when I die.

Any chance I can get the login information for your MyChart account?

 

[Jimmy]

Any chance I can get the login information for your MyChart account?

What good would that do you?

 

[Quagmire]

I would have barked at the guy.

I would have done something else that dogs sometimes do on people's lawns.

 

[Quagmire]

What good would that do you?

I just want to make sure I get a heads up if (God forbid) you ever get bad news from your doctor.

 

[Jimmy]

I just want to make sure I get a heads up if (God forbid) you ever get bad news from your doctor.

Heads up for what? To spend more time with your family? Shouldn’t you be doing that now?

 

[JustGeorge]

I would have done something else that dogs sometimes do on people's lawns.

I might have if I had to go.

 

[Quagmire]

Heads up for what? To spend more time with your family? Shouldn’t you be doing that now?

What have I ever done to you?

(as it happens I just bought a plane ticket about 2 hours ago).

 

[Jimmy]

What have I ever done to you?

(as it happens I just bought a plane ticket about 2 hours ago).

Why ask that?

 

[Quagmire]

Why ask that?

It's a joke.

 

[Jimmy]

It's a joke.

Oh haha

 

[Nakosis]

As the title reads.

For me it was "The Last Question" by Issac Asimov.

I don't remember how old I was. It was presented in an observatory with a round dome which could display stars, galaxies, etc...

The Last Question

This is by far my favorite story of all those I have written.

After all, I undertook to tell several trillion years of human history in the space of a short story and I leave it to you as to how well I succeeded. I also undertook another task, but I won't tell you what that was lest l spoil the story for you.

It is a curious fact that innumerable readers have asked me if I wrote this story. They seem never to remember the title of the story or (for sure) the author, except for the vague thought it might be me. But, of course, they never forget the story itself especially the ending. The idea seems to drown out everything -- and I'm satisfied that it should. - Isaac Asimov

 

[Quagmire]

When I was 7 years old my family and I went on a fishing trip to Northern Wisconsin.

I remember one day sitting in the boat with my father as he was telling us about how the people who originally live there got to do this (sitting in a boat fishing on a clear lake surrounded by miles and miles of woods, far away from smog and traffic noise and crowded sidewalks) everyday, instead of just on vacation once a year.

I pretty clearly remember asking him, "Why don't people live that way now"??

He didn't have an answer for me.

And in all this time I haven't been able to figure it out either.

 

[Clizby Wampuscat]

As the title reads.

I was 7 when I saw my dad cry for the first time. My grandfather died and I saw my dad cry at the cemetery. It was unsettling to me but I think this is when I started realizing we cannot control everything in life the way we want and that my dad could not fix everything.

Also, when I joined the navy I met people from all over the country and world with different ideas and ways of life. Opened my eyes to there are different ways to live and things to strive for than what I was exposed to.

 

[peanutlove]

One experience that really changed my perspective was my first solo trip to Indonesia. I was pretty nervous about going alone, and I didn't know much about the place, so I decided to book a local guide. What made the trip especially meaningful was something my guide shared with me. He told me he’d been a guide for years, introducing the area to visitors, but he had never really traveled beyond it himself. It was like he was stuck, helping others explore, yet missing the chance to see more of the world himself. Despite this, he was an amazing guide and even encouraged me to try things that weren’t on my itinerary. It made me realize just how important it is to embrace life’s opportunities to explore. I truly hope that guides like him get more chances to travel and see the world themselves. Big thanks to my guide from Indonesia Private Tours & Local Tour Guides I hope you get to explore beyond the places you show to others!