“Make it”...what does that mean? “Make it”?...You are operating on a totally different paradigm. One that works for you. Did Van Gogh “make it”? Or Vermeer? Or did Kafka “make it”? Not if they were being judged by current standards of success (money, prestige). Yet, they gave us stunningly beautiful works of art and literature. All creative artists, even the ones that are wildly successful artists/actors/musicians don’t ever have a guarantee of a daily paycheck for the rest of their careers. But in today’s world, that is the same for any profession…even the “practical” ones.
@Charles, @Coloma was not taking a dig at the 9 to 5 ers. She is just choosing her own “bliss” which is exactly what Joseph Campbell was addressing in his works. You found a way that worked for you.
Not everyone wants to be an engineer. Not everyone wants to be an accountant. (Lots of people love these professions, and they are blissfully happy in them, too. I salute them because they happened to like professions that are established and often well-paid.)
I have a friend whose parents pushed him into accounting. Is he successful? Yes. But he is also miserable. He is one of the “creative” types but his parents told him that he would never find success doing that. I also know of a superbly gifted musician friend (he was insanely talented as a young man) who went into law. He is now a partner….making more money than he ever dreamed. Happy? Living his bliss? No. Living his parents bliss? Yes.
@Charles, you found something that works well for you….no need to condemn the ones who choose those “dreamy” careers…they have a right to their own bliss, too.
The world is changing…and at some point, there won’t be a schism…people will be able to do what they want to do and get paid for it…even if it is something as wild as painting sidewalks for a living. Or crunching numbers because they happen to love, love, love numbers.
To each his own…it’s only fair.