Neqodin, I like your philosophy
I'm big on the 'life is for living' outlook too. Seems pointles to focus on the distant future - the idea of Heaven - when you could be in the moment. It's like walking through a field of gorgeous flowers and smells but not seeing it cause you're too busy looking at the horizon. Might as well appreciate the horizon only when you're close enough to see it clearly.
You'll never drag it closer by force anyway, and I find the road to get there is a lovely one to walk.