&gt;  You want to be able look back on your life from some point many years in the future and say &quot;I lived it the best way that I could&quot;. You don&#x27;t want to look back on your life on your deathbed and think &quot;Man, my whole life, I knew that this day would come and render it all pointless, and now I&#x27;ve proved myself right!&quot;<p>I don&#x27;t see how these statements are mutually exclusive.