I fear that this may be an issue I am going through; letting off dreams for something(s) lucrative. This is because I just want to be secure in this life.

I mean, I am a very ambitious guy, but I wouldn't want that to be the death of me; chasing dreams that may really not sustain me in the long run. But at the same time, I wouldn't want to come to the point where I feel I have underacheived simply because I let go of the things I wanted to also chase.

I guess in the end, it is finding purpose that all matters. Life's not fair to the majority. It is often left to us to define what we want for our lives and chase it.