Making art is a rite of initiation. People change their souls.
But do you know how old I will be by the time I learn to really play the piano / act / paint / write a decent play?" Yes . . . the same age you will be if you don't.
What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do.
Do not call procrastination laziness. Call it fear.
Making art is an act of faith.
We don't always know what makes us happy. We know, instead, what we think SHOULD. We are baffled and confused when our attempts at happiness fail.