coming to terms with having to give up on a dream theme

A character has had to give up on something they wanted, for example a career, and struggles to accept the reality of this.

Examples

In ds93x18 "Distant Voices", we hear of how Dr. Bashir had once dreamed of becoming a professional tennis player, but had to give up that dream and settle for medical school instead.

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StoryLevelMotivation
ds93x18 choice Bashir came to terms with having given up on his tennis career and become a doctor.
tftc1989e3x04 major Martin dreamed of becoming a surgeon, but on the eve of graduation his hopes were suddenly dashed by his brother's ill-considered practical joke.
tng2x10 major Salia :: Salia had to devote her life to ruling her people instead of following her passion to life freely.
movie: Howard the Duck (1986) minor Howard the Duck confided in Beverly about how he'd long given up on his dream to become a musician.