Yarmouth,
If you want to "fly for flying's sake", i suggest you find a nice comfortable job that pays lots of money, so you can take the time off to go and fly whatever you fancy.
But to be in a position where the pure flying is limited by company rules about using autopilots, FMS, bank angles, vertical speed etc, while having to cope with all sorts of stress caused by outside factors that do affect your flight and trying to compensate for them, especially the failings of others, while you keep being told by your management/beancounters that you are too expensive an asset, that you need to work more, cost less, and be more flexible, has taken a lot of the fun out of it.
Most of us want to enjoy our flying, but that entails more than simply handling the aircraft. It is about making operational decisions, and contributing to the flight. In order to do that properly, we need to be seen and respected for what we are, namely highly trained and motivated professionals. The sad thruth is that there is very little respect for what we do from the people who ultimately decide our fate as employees. That is why I hesitate to recommend this line of work, especially not with the enormous cost involved.