Dorikka comments on Rationality Quotes: January 2011 - Less Wrong
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This reminds me of hyperbolic discounting and doesn't seem to have other redeeming qualities.
I was thinking along the lines of doing one's best with earthly life rather than waiting for a promised afterlife. Mind you the song's not really about either of those things, but I first heard the quote out of context and decided to keep it that way. :p