Writing on the vanity of life, a Psalmist confessed in Psalm 90:10, "As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, Or if due to strength, eighty years, Yet their pride is but labor and sorrow; For soon it is gone and we fly away." In our time when everything moves swiftly and everyone leads a busy life, many people do die prematurely from accidents or diseases but at the same time with the advancement of modern medicine, the number of people living longer is on the rise. Is there a way for us to live a joyful life without feeling a sense of emptiness? The answer will be found in wisely planning a life that is given to us in the present as well as preparing for the afterlife. Instead of indulging in the pleasures and desires of this world, I urge you to acknowledge the afterlife and take the eternal heaven by force.
"From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force" (Matthew 11:12).