I believe that a truly talented person will not be buried.
I think it's important to have a dream and to follow it, no matter what.
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. At your funeral people will not recall what you did; they will only remember how you made them feel.
The past is never dead. It's not even past.
Don't let your past dictate who you are, but let it be part of who you become.