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The real risk is getting stuck with option 3:
Fellow #3 never got clear about what he wanted. So he just drifted through life in a fog. He played it safe instead of taking big risks. He earned a modest living, paid his bills on time, had an OK marriage, and played by the rules. But with each passing year, the feeling he was missing something grew louder and louder, but he drowned that voice with distractions: a job he didn't care for, watching TV, and idle conversation with people who didn't challenge him. He couldn't muster the courage to look deep inside that background feeling of dread. The closer he got to death, the more he feared he'd made a really big mistake.
I'd pick #2 over #3 any day. #2 may look scary, but it's an awesome ride if you don't fight it.
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Ok, so what if I wholeheartedly agree with you that #2 is a way better life than #3, and that #2 might even have more opportunities for growth than #1. What if I am living #3, certainly never intended to, but like you said just never really got clear on intentions. I probably got to this point for a plethora reasons, such as being afraid of being #2. Possibly I even have a lot of the same problems as #2, even though I tried to avoid them.
What to do now? How to transform? How to change paths? What to do? How to commit to a certain life path, when I can't even decide what I want to do on a friday night. I'm sure i am just as capable as anyone else. I share many of the same beliefs as you. I agree that some people might have worse outside obstacles, but it is an internal strength that moves them along.
Say I agree with all of this, what should I do. How do I get that internal strength, that clarity?