Isn't it the same as " Do you live to eat, or eat to live?". A balanced lifestyle would fulfill both the options without sacrificing your dream, but rather compromising on it. Example, I love photography, i would want to go for a professional camera which will cost me 25k QAR, but i settle for entry level professional camera for less than 5k QAR. I still live my dream, with little compromise ofcourse :)