Hey oshenalchem, you raised a very valid point. I've a friend who lacks self confidence a lot, just because she was never told that you could have and do what you like. She was always said No, and now it's very hard to repair.
Even in the Indian culture, the holy books clearly say, that human life is divided into 4 stages and that each stage should be lived to the fullest to make the later stages better and more successful. Thanks for sharing it with us :)