Speaking as a Christian, I care about both. First, being in this world so that I can spread the Gospel message of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus so that others may be saved. Also, to try to help those in need. And I also look for the day when I can be with Jesus in eternity, or the Great Beyond as you put it. Seeing that I already know where my eternity will be spent I can say my priority right now is to be in this life for the reasons I already stated.