Is It Really Worth It?

From one of my heros, Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758):

"Let every thing have the value now which it will have upon a sick bed: and frequently, in my pursuits of whatever kind, let this question come into my mind, "How much shall I value this upon my death-bed" (Works, Vol. 1, xxxiv).

Ponder this in light of James 4:14, "Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes."