I remember in a Woody Allen movie, his parents were called into his school when he was a child because he was terribly depressed. They asked him what was wrong and he said, “I just learned the earth is going to be destroyed in a few billion years. So what’s the point of anything?”
I laughed very hard at that one. :)
I’m 65 but I remember when I was young. I felt immortal. I had no vision for the future. At all. I was “never” going to be old. So my life “after death” was not a concern because death was out there in infinity somewhere.
I’m 53, I remember being in early elementary school thinking it was going to be forever until I got into High School. Graduating seemed an odd concept because you always came back. Always. And it would be 20 years until I was 30, my Dad’s age. 20 years! You know how long 20 years is? Forever!
And Now I’m here wondering if I have another 20 years left in me. I hope so. Seems short.
If you, like I, are trusting Christ as your Personal Savior, death is farther out in the distance even than infinity; as in NEVER. At what we call death, a believer merely falls asleep, and wakes up in Heaven. When Christ died on the cross He tasted death for every person. (Hebrews 2:9 and context). The fact that not everyone ACCEPTS that gift and trusts in it does not nullify it for those who do.