Is it normal to not be able to let go of a dream?

Hi everyone.

Ive been wanting to go back to school for over a decade.

I feel like i am incomplete, because i havent finished my studies, and i dont have any profession...i would like a degree in a field that im passionate about.

I am pondering over trying to make it come true (going back to school full-time, with children, with all the work it implies, because the program i want to do is abroad) over going on like now for the rest of my life working various low-paid jobs that dont interest me at all.

The thing is, im not sure what is more important... people around me tell me it is too late, that i should give up on my dream and just try my best at this life here, where i am settled (i have moved to a foreign country, and have still to build a life here). That i should postpone it for when my children will be grown up...but i cant imagine waiting to turn 60 to go back to school!

I am living in a place where people are content to be settled in their quiet life.. i feel my values are so different! I value knowledge above everything else. I do not find any similar minds around here so i doubt myself a lot. But i am definitly not happy in this kind of quiet life..i dont feel alive, and i am always thinking about studying again and doing my dream job.

Is there such a thing as too late in life to start studying again?
Is it normal to feel incomplete without pursuing higher education?
Should one pursue a dream, or just be content in a comfortable life and fitting in, even though it would mean a shallow and meaningless life?

Thanks everyone for your opinion.

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Comments ( 5 )
  • Only_of_you

    It’s never too late to live up to your dream. You follow that dream and take no shame in it. You are capable of anything and if you put all of your effort and pride into your dream, it will come true.

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  • lordofopinions

    The sooner you take steps to follow your dream the sooner it will be attained. Don't wait. Do it now or sit where you are and be doomed to a boring existence. Your choice.

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  • rayb12

    What happens to a dream deferred?

    Does it dry up
    like a raisin in the sun?
    Or fester like a sore—
    And then run?
    Does it stink like rotten meat?
    Or crust and sugar over—
    like a syrupy sweet?

    Maybe it just sags
    like a heavy load.

    Or does it explode?

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  • BlablaxD

    Go to study :)

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  • carocaal

    don´t get stuck, go follow your dream!!!

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