Your interests and passions will change over time, and every time a new interest comes up you will wish you started doing it sooner. At some point in the past I

Your interests and passions will change over time, and every time a new interest comes up you will wish you started doing it sooner. At some point in the past I wished I started playing chess when I was younger (I no longer care about chess). I also was, like you, highly interested in reverse engineering. I'm not anymore. And so on. Focus on the present, on your newly found interest. Put time and effort into it and enjoy the journey. You can become an expert very fast.