>>7507215Hey brother. I've thought recently about work vs passion too. I think you can come to terms with it depending on what your passion is. When I was 13, my dream was to be a UFC fighter. It was really my dream, and based on my level at the time, it was 100% attainable had I gotten more support from my parents. But they basically laughed at it. Lo and behold over 10 years later I'm still really into it. In the back of my head, that goal is always there. I can walk into any striking gym and beat up most of the amateurs at any given time even after months off. Always in the back of my mind is the thought "it's not too late yet". I almost feel like I'm doing the wrong thing by not training and focusing on work and my masters degree.
I feel better by thinking that most likely I would have made it to the big leagues, but never would've been a champion. I'd have won some and lost some and probably left with less money and less brain cells than I'm on track to earn right now. What I'm going to do is learn from this, and support my future kids in their passions a bit more than my parents did.
I'm not sure if that helped you. But I hope it helped someone. You can still stay in touch with your passion enough to give you happiness, while still taking the "logical" path of work is my point.