Well I know I've always been comfortable with my place in the cosmos.... how small and insignificant that place actually is but how large I am in life on this planet.
I know I also bought my first guitar in 1974 and progressed along those lines for a long time, being in a couple of few small bands and many many Jam sessions and meeting a lot of interesting people and late nights very very fun..... and I still play quite a bit, however that does not Define my life.