 But the children who were successful later in life, they would actually distract themselves from this marshmallow, and they would wait until the time where they could get more rewards. They could get the greater reward. In a lot of ways, the Christian life is one of delayed gratification. We look forward to the better place. We look forward to heaven, and that helps us to endure all of the trials and the temptations of all that life here on earth may offer us.