Given the brevity that the clock’s ticking; it is crucial that we maximize our time on Earth.  There’s no denying the finitude, the temporality of this life; no matter whether someone is an atheist, or a devout believer; whether they’re Alaskan natives like Sarah Palin, or they’re from Mozambique . Even those that believe in an afterlife, accept the concurrent hurdle towards that future, as but a momentary passage and recognize the briefness of a lifetime.