He had enough of everything to assure a retirement of plenty. Eat, drink and be merry. But he miscalculated on the duration and length of life. Time is brief. Ours is but a brief parentheses in the continuum of passing time.
Nothing accentuates the fact more than records of genealogy.
I have a record of ancestry that goes back to the 1600 s. The significant data is available for generations birth dates, names and deaths. It is a priceless treasure. But when I see my name, followed now by my son's, I am reminded how very brief is my little span of time. Life is short.