Well, what we see in the Bible is, the way in which you view the future shapes the way in which you habit the present. We see in I Thessalonians, of course, that all of us realize death is bad. We sorrow over the loss of loved ones or neighbors; we mourn the death and passing of our fellow human creatures. And yet, Paul writes to that church, noting that they don’t mourn as those without hope. Eschatology shapes ethics. One’s telos shapes the way one uses everything in one’s life. The Bible speaks