What sort of consequences would someone eventually face if s/he clung to the transitory pleasures of the world?

Before answering this question, one needs to determine well the purpose of creation of the realm of substance. Allah (SWT) created this world as the realm of reflection of His names and attributes and exhibited His art, skill, sovereignty with the universe. He (SWT) created the world as a farm for the eternal life of man, a field of testing for his abilities to develop, an exhibition and a fair for him to gaze upon the matchless wonders of art of Allah Almighty.

Human beings, who do not know and accept the nature of the world in this way, are enamored with its transient and deceptive face. They expend their minds and hearts on the worlds transient pleasures, which have actually been given them for the Hereafter. They think that material and spiritual pleasures which have been given to them for the sake of fulfillment of their improper desires. They expect the applause and appreciation of people rather than Allahs pleasure. They seek high ranks and positions pertaining to the world in place of high ranks and positions in the Hereafter. Since they consider the world only a place where they could derive pleasure, they soon lose their ability of thinking and decision-making correctly. In the course of time, they form a philosophy of life out of this kind of way of life. They first remain indifferent to the religious points and then take sides against it. Consequently, their minds become narrower in the face of the divine truths, they come to poorly evaluate them, and they become impotent to handle a point or an exterior superstition, which could be resolved even by little consideration. They are deceived by tricks, which bear no truth.