This is so true. It has often saved me.
Another lesson that I am coming to believe applies to most people is that we will all have some kind of trauma that will redirect us and change the course we take from that point on.
For me it was an accident, for others it may be a loss of a loved one, an abusive relationship, or a battle with a disease. That trauma can change your opinions of the people you were close to, or where you choose to live, how much you trust people moving forward, it may even change your personality (make you more anxious or more resilient, more introverted or more adventurous).
More and more, I find that everyone has had a life-altering experience, and many of them have had profound ripple effects in their lives as a result.