Plod
I will always wonder what it would have been like to fly jets.
Stop wondering - its like flying anything else, but a lot quieter and with different numbers on the instrument panel. Those with massively overblown egos, i.e. just about all of the pilots I've ever worked with, make it out to be something it aint.
And dont forget, pilots don't last for long after retirement, especially the permanently jet lagged longhaul types or the night time holiday flights bus drivers.
Your priorities and lifestyle choices are spot on. Dumbos realise that with hindsight, not foresight.