Great food for thought. I agree--we should plan for the next life. I've thought about his wager too. It makes logical sense.

But here's another twist to that idea. Paul the apostle said (paraphrased), "if Christ is not raised, we are still in our sins. And we are to be pitied above all men. If our hope is only in this life, we might as well eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow, we die."

In other words, if there is no God, what is the point of life? Might as well get all you can, while you can.

But there is a God, and Christ was raised, and so we live with that firm expectation. Not for our best life now, but for our best life then.

The point of living is to experience God and to help others to as well.