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It is indeed a long journey and thinking short term carries long term consequences. One of them being getting nowhere in life. When we can't see beyond our noses, we assume that's what matters and what's in the future is not important. So we try behaving accordingly.
The reality is that the moment is fleeting and before we know it the future stares at us in the face. That's why it's important to plan for the future even though it's not promised, and find people who are weighing the distance and go with them.
You're right, the future might not be guaranteed for us, but surely we might have kids, building can help them set up in life and help them, if not, then our next of kin. I like to build than to get the future and see that I didn't really have anything I've built.
The regret will gnaw at the heart and we wouldn't be able to turn back time to remove that regret. Now is the time to dream big and build....
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