Dearest baylover
I'm a little bit ahead of you.
I left the line flying, because I was obliged, about 11 years ago with 23,000 hours, 8 different airplanes and 4 carriers.
But then I didn't stop (not yet).
I began to instruct the chicks till they went alone, I did the IFR instructor.
And when it was no longer possible, due to age, I became instruct on the Ultralight aircraft.
I could not live without flying.
Once you've learned to fly, you will walk on the ground looking at the sky because it's there that you've been and is where you want to go back.
Author: Leonardo da Vinci.