Lilflirt
I'd like to quote from the movie Music & Lyrics. This is the part where Brad Garrett who is Hugh Grants manager in the movie tells Hugh Grant that a famous singer wants to meet him and Hugh Grant says to Brad Garrett "pros and cons" and Brad Garrett says look at it this way (No matter what we do in 40 years we'll both be dead)
So Flirt it's all the things you said just go for it because no matter what you do in 40 or maybe 60 years you'll be dead lol. But on the good side Christians believe that no matter how much wealth you accumulate or how much power you get everything fades and dies.
So everything YOU do fades and dies think about that for a moment, it's pretty heavy stuff but Christians also believe that your love for others and everything you do that is good does not die or fade it goes with you to the next life.
I think what they are saying is that Non material things are worth while pursuing and material things are not. Anyway that's my take on it. There is some good songstuff here. Greed, Power, Corruption, Love, Righteousness, Faith. Hope, this is pretty powerful stuff and who knows you may want to write about these things yourself Lilflirt.
Knowledge is the key you must know your subject matter so if it's not something you have experienced yourself than you must read, read, and read again. I hope this helps.