It really comes down to money. You can afford to do the training.
Can you afford to train without income for 2 years?
Are you prepared to work for ~£25k/year for a number of years? Lots of people say absolutely when they're at their nice but boring 9-5 job looking out the window, but the reality is when you're getting up at 4am for the 5th day on the trot knowing you've got tough, wintry wx ahead of you, it's a very different story.
Completely understand the heart over head point - it's the only reason anyone would embark on this career today.
Book yourself 4 sector flights a day for a week on EZY or something and see how the novelty wears off by day 5.