Never let opportunities slip ya by. Life is too short to not take that risk.
I kinda shuddered when I realized how much my life would have stunk if I hadn't left my town, pursued that job, helped that person, or courted my fiancé.
Also funny story, my Mom grew up in Hawaii. When she had kids, she made the incorrect assumption that kids skinny-dipping was socially acceptable in the Lower 48 like it was in Hawaii when she was a kid. It's not lol.