Visions of Adulthood

I've been reading The Cockpit, written by Paul Galingher, and he included this paragraph that seemed to jump out at me:

"When you are a child, you have a vision of what you will be as an adult. It can be a dream to work toward, or maybe just something to take for granted. Then one day you realize you are there. You are the grown-up. But it is not the there you expected to be. Now you have a choice: either you smile at the innocence of childhood and shoulder the responsibilities of your adult life, or you leave."

Highly appropriate timing, as I am contemplating a career change so that I too can follow my dreams...