Yes @honeydue, I think it’s hard when you are surrounded by a massive number of people following a conventional, ‘tried and tested’ path (and mostly the propaganda says it’s a successful path, which for many people it is far from). It can make you doubt your senses, your heart and your parents, who are living an unconventional path.
Like you, I had a certainty from being schooled (and from being a teacher) that we can do it better under our own steam, following our own judgment.
And thanks for the lovely affirmation 🙏