怎么翻译这句话中的那个词The Talmud says, “In the world to come each of u

怎么翻译这句话中的那个词
The Talmud says, “In the world to come each of us
will be called to account for all the good things
God put on earth that we refused to enjoy.” My
wish for you is that you will use the wisdom of
these great characters to keep that session as brief
as possible.
"keep that session as brief
as possible"
如果翻译成"尽可能短暂的保持那样一个阶段"似乎说不通,为什么要是短暂的(brief)呢?
session所指的那个阶段(过程)就是文中提到的哪一句啊?