Awesome story! Glad you went with what you desired instead of what others wanted.
Everything will always work out in our favor when we put all of our energy into what we see as the best choices at the moment. Just as we feel defeated and surrounded by a shroud of darkness the light will begin to shine from within us and pierce the veil of darkness that was. This is a natural cycle that we can learn to see and feel when it begins to occur so we can have the correct mentality to persevere through until we see the light.