No, his life is up above. A communication is open to the surface, and the fresh pure life comes down to him from God. He is gathering pearls for his Master's crown. He feels, to change the metaphor, like a man in training for a race. It is months off still, but it is nearer him than to-morrow, nearer than anything else.
Great things are always near things.
So he lives in his future. Ask him why this deliberate abstinence from luxury in eating and drinking. He is keeping his life. He is keeping his life till he gets to the Father. Lastly, in a word, this completes life.