landsburrito,

You have a well honed style of writing, I suspect this is only one of your many and varied talents/abilities. In a concise diatribe you were able to accurately express the concerns of many who read here. Are you a professional writer?

On to your multi faceted question.
First, Endurodude sort of nails it. Life is short, let's not waste today and hope for a better tomorrow, I think is what he suggests. The old carpe diem Latin for seize the day, trusting as little as possible to the future.

Now, extremes are just that , extreme! You sound way to together to abandon some form of financial security for the future and as I think you are Canadian, have health care in tact. So, you are not off track by hoarding/investing money and learning skills appropriate for the winter of your years.

I am 70 years old, and here is what, with the help of others, I have figured out.

Asking "who do you want to be?" and "what do you want to do in life?" are the wrong questions that are generally foremost in the minds of counselors, parents and loved ones.

The RIGHT question is 'what do you want to have in life?" Do you want to have a healthier environment, less hunger in the world, less warfare, do you want to amass a fortune IMHO having money or stuff for its' own sake is not a viable "have." Do you want to have a mate?, do you want to have children? Do you want to have a healthier body and mind? Do you want to have the personal knowledge of many lands and peoples? Do you want to make/have friends allover the world?
The list of "haves" is as long as your imagination. You see the who to be and the what to do are contingent upon what you want to have! So, the right question is what do you want to have? Then you will know who you have to be and what you do to have what you want.

The key is to figure out what you want to have in life. Above are only a few examples. You might want to have a published novel, or have (create) a travel documentary - both of these and some other "haves" are really acts of giving or sharing with others.

So, this is as far as I go along your path. I have only given you some interesting scenery to look at.
And remember....as has been quoted here before " Not all who wander are lost"

One last bit of advice - deciding it is not time to decide is just as valuable a decision as any other.

Eat, Drink, and write everyday
xfiltrate

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