I find whenever "they" say something, I often have different or nuanced views. We don't know what the final destination is but there may be lots of interim destinations or rest spots.
"Must a journey have a destination
or would you prefer an endless series of waystations?" That's from this poem etc of mine, https://medium.com/channspirations/lifes-contradictions-and-paradoxes-8c99c537a3c0, which I think you'll appreciate
I hope you find your rest spots and enjoy the experiences along the way and time with your loved ones. My poem speaks to the experiences part and the Rabbi's reel at the end talks about the our loved ones part
Do you like Elvis Costello? The lines you highlighted here was him discussing what he was feeling when he wrote the song. That song moved me from the first moment the needle hit the vinyl almost 40 years ago