anybody disagrees?

everyone says "pursue your dreams, pursue your dreams"
"follow your heart, do what you like, not what you were told"
but how many people actually are allowed to pursue their dreams?

in our lives, to pursue our dreams,
as kids, we faithfully wait for opportunities.
but many a time, when it arises, we are afraid, we are afraid to venture.
but not only so, some of us, do not even get these opportunities,
so we give up, we know that we are getting old,
we lose ambitions and we settle, that's how pathetic we are.
it's sad, demoralising, how many people have dreams, all of us..
how many can actually realise our dreams? not many...
we then have to lie to ourselves.
to keep ourselves hanging above the line, not wanting to subject
ourselves to the same old pitiful and mundane life story.

But the thing is, pursuing a passion indeed takes alot,
scarificing almost everything you have.. your comfortable life,
your lover, your time, your money..
almost everything.. most people do not have this kind of drive.

so what do they do?
they settle, settle for a job, or even a spouse that is
convenient, average or 'okay'.
so when asked, why do you do this?
he'll answer, "oh, cause it's okay" or "it pays the bills"
and the most classic, "it sucks, but it's a job, it isn't supposed to be fun"

that's the state our society is in now.. but can we really help it?