[Rida]

There is a tradition that's often mistaken that states "Act for dunya as if you would live forever, and act for Akhera as if you would die tommorow".

Sh. Uthmaan Bashir explained the above tradition. He said that most people don't understand it and It is a saying used by dunya lovers to justify their actions...."We have to act as if we will live forever.." But if you look at the saying and your situation bifocally it means "I have forever to do my dunya obligations, but I only have one day to fulfil my akhera obligations". This puts it in perspective. We don't have much time to work for akhera and that should be our main goal.