Net Present, What?

When first seeing my book, many people ask,

The Net Present Value of Life? What does that mean, anyway?

With no lengthy preamble, no rambling introduction, here are a few suggestions.

The Net Present Value of Life means…

Life, right now—today—is the most valuable thing you possess;

Life, in the future—tomorrow—is tenuous and uncertain;

The value, therefore, of life, today, is worth more than the uncertain value of life in the future;
The tendency to say, "One day, I will…" and therefore...