I posted this as a reply to a post in the Republic forum but it applies to this and being that I have lived through it I can offer my experience.

I quit flying during the lost decade and came back a couple of years ago because I realized I would forever regret not following through on becoming an airline pilot. I also realized it is a really good job, a lot better than the vast majority of jobs. It is soul crushing to have a good paying job in an industry you don’t care about/doesn’t interest you, believe me.

You’ll have to do some soul searching to answer your question but I will tell you for me a day doesn’t go by that I don’t regret quitting on flying. My buddies that saw it through the hard times are making 150k to 250k a year gaining seniority at majors while I make 50k a year as an FO at Republic.