If you knew that your life was merely a phase or short, short segment of your entire existence, how would you live? Knowing nothing 'real' was at risk, what would you do? You'd live a gigantic, bold, fun, dazzling life. You know you would. That's what the ghosts want us to do - all the exciting things they no longer can.
if i knew that my life was merely a phase or short, short segment of my entire existence, i would just waste my life; that short period of my whole existence is short. and if it's short, whatever i do isn't going to matter after all—no shit is gonna change about the whole of my existence.