There's nothing wrong with living your dream. And you can, within the limits of reality, and it sounds like you're doing just that. Believe in yourself first and the rest will follow. Getting an education is certainly not selfish, and in any case, if you weren't just a little bit selfish you would probably die.
A lot of people are going to try to bring you down no matter what you do, but you need not let them. Many miserable people can't stand the thought of someone somewhere enjoying their life. They don't want to look in the mirror and realize they are the only ones with the power to change their lives for the better, so instead they try to bring others to their level. Some parents live vicariously through their children and are bothered when they make choices that don't fit within expectations. They may not like the feeling of losing control, but they gave you that life and it belongs to you only. They can try to shape you but in the end they can't tell you what to do. Listen to what they have to say but don't let them pin you in a box. I don't doubt for a minute that you wouldn't let that happen, this is just a sort of general advice. For what it's worth...
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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." --Abraham Lincoln
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