For a few moments I once again bring myself out of the flowing current of life and sit on the riverbank to Think. I still wonder if all of this, my so-called "life", will ever be worth something (to me) after I die.

Is what I do every day ever going to affect me (my spirit) in the infinite future? I mean, if I strive to find a wife, a good job, and a family, will that all disappear when I die or will that MEAN something to me after death?

It is a very valid question because if all that I have with me (my thoughts) are lost upon death then there is no point in doing anything in life. I could sit on a couch and eat Doritos until I died and it wouldn't matter because, once I die, I "forget" all that ever happened and thus "don't care" what my life was like.

Of course if, after death, I do recall what my previous life was like then I should strive for the best life possible (whatever that is). We have to remember that, in attempting to reach this 'best life', we are acting 'intelligently'. Most people act on 'instinct' which says "survive, get rich, get what you want". The intelligent are those who are aware of their existence and act in this knowing, toward the best life.

So what's the best life? How the hell should I know. I would like to think that it is this: 1- Learn as much as you can, about everything; 2- Learn about other people, the way they are, who they are, and the way they interact; 3- be comfortable; 4- have fun, like a child.