A wise person thinks a lot about death, while a fool thinks only about having a good time. (Ecclesiastes 7:4 NLT)
Everything in us wants to avoid considering the reality of our deaths. It’s the natural course of life that we should want to live as long as possible. But, if we fail to ponder this inevitable “appointment” then we will also fail to make priority the things that are eternal. “A wise person thinks a lot about death” primarily because he knows he’ll spend a lot more time in the world to come than he ever will in this world. Only a foolish person lives for this life with no thought about his future life.
