Scripture is exactly about life, how we may have it more abundantly. If, as Christianity claims, we were created to live with God, it is impossible to be happy/flourish/have eudaimonia without being in union with him. To be sure, Christianity teaches that we will not fully achieve our end until the life to come. But there are two crucial caveats. The life to come is a physical life. It's not ghosts with harps sitting on clouds -- scripture uses the image of a city to describe heaven, and a city represents life, commerce, interaction. But we also receive the Holy Spirit in this life, which represents sort of a down payment on the life to come. Think about the list of the gifts of the Spirit: Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control. All of these are blessings in this life. Moreover, as opposed to some other religions, Christianity teaches that, while this world may be flawed, it was created good, by a good God, and to some extent still bears the mark of its creator. The good things in life were created by God for us to enjoy; to quote Ben Franklin "Beer is a sign God loves us and wants us to be happy."
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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