I feel I must start out by admitting that I’m writing this from a completely biased, Christian perspective, so my thoughts on a Non-Christian perspective are simply how I think I would view reality were I a Non-Christian. Along with that admission, I’m lumping all Non-Christians into this one perspective. I’m sure plenty of people would argue that their religion affects their view of reality, whether they be Muslims, Buddhists, etc., but from my admittedly biased perspective they can believe whatever they want and it doesn’t change how I see things. And I’m the one writing this post. Now that that’s out of the way…

Life on earth is all that matters. This is reality. I don’t need to think about what’s going to happen after I die, because it’s not real anyhow. I just need to think about now. How should I approach life given this perspective?

Well, I have this innate sense of what’s right and what’s wrong. Where this came from I don’t know. I guess maybe it’s because my parents taught me that I shouldn’t be a bad person. So there are certain things that I just know I shouldn’t do. Everything else is fair game. Seeing as this life is all that matters, I want to make it as good as possible. I want to make as much money as I possibly can. I want it to be fun. And I want everyone to look up to me, and respect me, because, well, it’s all about me. But I can’t let anyone know that I think it’s all about me, because well, if they do, they might not think so highly of me.

So how far ahead can I get while still maintaining that I’m a good person in the eyes of those around me?

Money. I want as much of it as I can possibly get, because first of all it will make me happy, and second of all it will make me better than everyone else. So, the more money, the better. Then I’ll be able to do whatever I want whenever I want, and life will be good. It’s a dog eat dog world, so I’ll do whatever I have to do to climb the ladder of success.

Pleasure. Well, what’s life with money if it’s not pleasurable? Marriage commitment? Come on now, that’s a thing of the past. Because well, I can either get my sex outside of marriage (everyone’s doing it), or I can get married and then end it due to “irreconcilable differences” when I find someone hotter who will clearly give me more pleasure than who I’m with now.

Sweet, now I’ve got money, and I’ve got pleasure. Life is good. I’m making the best of what I know to be real. And at least when I die I’ll be able to say I lived life to its fullest. But I don’t want things to end there! Oh no, I want to be remembered. And I want to be remembered as a good person.

I guess that means I should give something back. Maybe donate some of the money I’ve made to charity. Help people out. Say nice things about my friends, so that they’ll say nice things about me. I’ll extend my life (reality) as long as possible. Then I can die in peace, knowing that life was good while I was alive, and I’ll live on in the minds of others for years to come.

If this life is all there is, I want to make the best of it. This is real, and nothing else matters.