Eat Drink And Be Merry

Eat, drink, and be merry
For tomorrow we die
What does this message carry-
Life has no purpose... why try!

Yet, why drink away a single moment
When, in truth, there is so much to do
In exploration there to open
Our minds...and hearts for pondering too

Why are we here, where are we from
This is our time to find out
Instead of thinking of the next "fun"
We should seek to know what life's all about

Of primary concern... ought to be love
For that is what oft penetrates the heart
Will this continue in heaven above?
Or does it all end when we depart

What about trials, misery, and want
Is that not how character is formed?
The temptations we daily confront
Aren't they but evidence we seek and want more?

Ever in the scriptures the answers await
For those who would to take hold and look
Therein lies a path to an entrance gate
That comes of pondering the book

2Nephi 28:
7 Yea, and there shall be many which shall say: eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die; and it shall be well with us.
8 And there shall also be many which shall say: eat, drink, and be merry; nevertheless, fear God—he will justify in committing a little sin; yea, lie a little, take the advantage of one because of his words, dig a pit for thy neighbor; there is no harm in this; and do all these things, for tomorrow we die; and if it so be that we are guilty, God will beat us with a few stripes, and at last we shall be saved in the kingdom of God.