<i>What you may need is to shake everything up. If you aren&#x27;t happy performing in this way(and following a traditional career and marriage script is a performance) start questioning who&#x2F;what you are instead. There are a lot of different lifestyles out there.</i><p>Well said.  We have to be very careful to not let other people, ancient rituals, and social stereotypes define who we are - of who we feel like we need to be (or become).<p>It&#x27;s your life.  When you die, we all cease to exist.