I've often thought, if I had the option of going professional in a hobby that I enjoy, would I do it. The quick response is "Of course, I would get to do what I enjoy all day every day".
However, if I had to do it every day to support myself, would it still be an enjoyable hobby, or would it be just another JOB? For instance, I like to play golf (although I hardly ever have had a chance to play in the last 10 years), but if I suddenly was able to go pro, and had to spend hours each day on the driving range, hours on the putting green, and hours practising chipping, how long would it take until I despised my enjoyable hobby?
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I don't think you ever despise it if it's something you truly love and enjoy doing. But you become humbled to what it truly means to pursue it with love. Think about our relationships. We love the people we choose to spend our time with and give ourselves to, but it can be hard, it can be frustrating and yes, it can take work.
But we do the work because the relationship is worth it. Our love for it is stronger than our dissatisfaction.
Something like that haha
Very true, and good analogy about relationships. I think a lot of the things I enjoy doing when I want to, I would not enjoy as much if I had to do it. Maybe it says something about me that my free choice and part in the decision plays a large role in my degree of satisfaction. AKA- I'm a control freak! lol