Let your main focus in this life be Allah’s pleasure and the Hereafter

‎إنَّ أخْوَفَ ما أتَخَوَّفُ عَلَيْكُمُ اثْنَتَيْنِ: اتِّباعُ الهَوى، وطُولُ الأمَلِ، فَأمّا اتِّباعُ الهَوى فَيَصُدُّ عَنِ الحَقِّ، وأمّا طُولُ الأمَلِ فَيُنْسِي الآخِرَةَ، وارْتَحَلَتِ الدُّنْيا مُدْبِرَةً، وارْتَحَلَتِ الآخِرَةُ مُقْبِلَةً، ولِكُلِّ واحِدَةٍ مِنهُما بَنُونَ، فَكُونُوا مِن أبْناءِ الآخِرَةِ، ولا تَكُونُوا مِن أبْناءِ الدُّنْيا، اليَوْمَ عَمَلٌ ولا حِسابٌ، وغَدًا حِسابٌ ولا عَمَلٌ

“The two things I fear most for you are: following your desires and wishful thinking (i.e. wishing without acting). Following desires deters from the truth and wishful thinking causes one to forget the Hereafter. This life is leaving us and the Hereafter is approaching. Each one has its “children” — so be from the children of the Hereafter and not from the children of this life. Today there is actions and no judgement, and tomorrow there will be judgement and no more (accountable) actions.”

— ’Ali Ibn Abi Talib رضي الله عنه

الزهد للمعافى بن عمران الموصلي