If all you care about is flying planes then by all means pursue it. Life is very competitive. Too many people are willing to throw away everything else in the pursuit of aviation. It is the primary reason that it pays so little yet demands so much.

I agree you have to boil down everything until you discover what it is that you value the most in life and then go after that. As such it is my belief that most people really do not want to be stuck in the boredom tub at 3 AM on a transcon redeye. They think it will be a fun job that pays an upper middle class wage and never stop to consider what the job really means.

All wretch and no vomit. I love it !

Skyhigh