To live is to be comfortable, and to die is loss???

What does it mean to really live? For many, enjoying a quality life means to have a secure job with a good income, a comfortable, well-appointed home and happy relationships with spouse and friends. To die inevitably means the loss of these things.
Regardless of how we feel about eternity, most of us can understand how it feels to contemplate being separated by death from that which we love. We don't want to lose whoever or whatever is most important to us. Christians can identify with this as well as non-Christians.
But the Bible speaks of a perspective on life (and death) that is "better by far" (Phil. 1:23). Paul says in his letter to the Philippians, "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain" (1:21). It's worth reflecting on what Paul means by this.
If we value the things of this life more than we value the things of the life to come, then death will result in loss for us, because death will separate us from that which we love.
But if we value most of all the things of the life to come, then death will result in gain for us, because death will result in us being united with that which we love the most.
If Jesus Christ is our greatest delight in this life, then for us, this life will be the richest it can possibly be. But it doesn't end there. If Christ is our greatest delight in this life, then the life to come will be immeasurably richer, because we will experience immeasurably more of Christ.
Do you want to experience the absolute best possible quality of life? Then don't expect to find it in the best job, the best home and the best relationships. They can all too easily let us down.
Rather, look for quality of life in a closer relationship with Jesus Christ. Aim to grow in your love for Christ, and you'll find that you always want more of Christ. You'll be hungry for Christ in this life, and you'll long for the life to come, because in it you will know more of Christ.
And you will be able to say, with Paul, "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." (Phil 1:21). And you'll also be able to say with Paul, "I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far." (Phil 1:23).