Of course, but in the context of my previous post it was implied, I thought, that eternity would be w/ God, obviously eternity in Hell would be the worst of all possible situations.
A-G, I agree that to love God (w/ all of one's heart, mind and soul) is the highest purpose, hence my statement, in an earlier post, that one must walk w/ Christ. I'll take fault in implying a separation of means and ends. In my mind they are not separate; to love God and to be w/ God eternally are both means and end.
RightWhale, 82 years in this world are probably more than enough, but I'm not speaking of this world.
I apologize for the confusion folks, but that's what happens when I throw out glib one-liners in the midst of doing other things. Hank's question deserved a more thoughtful response, hopefully this post clarifies some things a little.