Courses for a change in later life

Why is it that people decide to change careers in such a wholesale manner, as they get older and have many of their best years behind them. Me thinks "disatisfaction" is the prime reason. This begs the question, why wait till you're older to take action, why not before?

Is it an acceptance thing based on not being able to make the changes whilst stuggling for money at an earlier age? This begs the question "how many more people would crave the change if they only had the courage?" I think there would be a tidal wave if people were not constrained by the trappings of what they've accumulated in the course of their earlier life. Of course, people change and the successes of an earlier life do become somewhat estranged.

The older one gets, thoughts turn to ones demise. For many this is not a strong or disturbing phenonemun and is swept aside easily with a happy life behind one. But a happy life may not mean being satisfied with ones job. Is this such a strange thing to discover? Afterall who would not want to avoid the responsibilities of being trapped into keeping the status quo (probably for everybody around them).

Perhaps the area of helping people comes into play, something many think about as a late mission in life. Afterall was this not the thought Jesus left us with, something that tickles our conscience? Courses offer a means to make a sudden and abrupt change. One such example might be acupuncture courses which teach people to tap into their benevolent side and help those who are suffering.

What of trying to combine this with earning a living, is it possible? Personally, I find this whole area difficult, I've never been able to accept that it's OK to make money per se. There is a distinction between "being a good citizen" and "wanting things" for me. I wonder if other people have this conundrum - is there anything wrong with earning a living whilst trying to do something good?

Perhaps trying to be an acupuncturist would be somewhat degraded by accepting money for it in return. This is amplified by the people who might need therapy (of any kind) but cannot afford to buy it. If I was a successful acupuincturist, could I buy a bottle of wine from my earnings, or would that degrade the help I was giving to those that needed it.

This brings me back around to the idea of taking a course to make a change. Taking a course does not seem wrong in itself, it is potentially an exciting challenge. It is profiting by it that may challenge my idea of worthiness.