Live for today

Dr. Samuel Johnson is quoted as saying "Nothing heightens a man's senses so much as the prospect of being hanged in the morning."

Ecclesiastes 8:15 So I commended enjoyment, because a man has nothing better under the sun than to eat, drink, and be merry; for this will remain with him in his labor all the days of his life which God gives him under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 9:7 Go, eat your bread with joy, And drink your wine with a merry heart; For God has already accepted your works.

Luke 12:19 'And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry."'

When we are young, an invincible, we can eat, drink and be merry - putting aside many things "for the future". We seem to know that the future is "out there" but it just simply doesn't matter much today.

If we knew for a fact at a young age, that we would not die until a certain age, we would most likely live even more dangerously than we do. But, when we know for certainty that our life if finite, our attitude changes completely. Our priorities are completely rearranged. For many, it is for the better. For many, it is for the worse - they are full of regret, fear and anger.

God says, in the Bible, that we should live a happy life. We should enjoy whatever He has given us to enjoy. The date of our death, for most of us, is unknown. Live today as if you will be hanged tomorrow morning.