I started reading The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, today. In his preface, Paulo talks about the time when he decided to devote himself to the study of alchemy:
So when I learned of the possibility of finding a liquid that could prolong my life by many years, I decided to dedicate myself, body and soul, to making it.

To dedicate oneself Body and Soul… how many of us do that? How many of us can do that?

Once you find the thing that you really want in life, can you give up everything else and give yourself Body and Soul to that?

Now the question is, do you know what you really want in life?
Is your current career path what you are really after in your life?
Is your current field of studies what you really want?
Is your current life what you really want?

Now once you find out what you really want – or should I say, if you ever find out – would you be able to recreate your life and work towards what you really want?
Are you able to take a new birth?