Don't listen to these grumps mate.Follow your dreams and aim for the sky.Been in the game for over a decade and haven't regreted it for a minute.There isn't a single proffession I can think of that makes more cash then a legacy/major airline Pilot.Cousin is a Dr. and makes half my wage at 2 yrs younger(although in about 5 years he'll be on about the equal salary as I which then will increase up to about 400k for him with time..long time, mind you he'll be an old fart by that time and I won't be too far behind anyway).I've been to and seen places and things that my friends and family can only dream of and I still have a good 2 decades in me, so it ain't over yet.
A view of blood/guts/nurses surely can't be better then clouds/buttons/FA's(with an acception to QF)