Meaningless, meaningless... All is meaningless
This morning I "shared" with Fou-Sen about why the book of Ecclesiastes is so meaningful to me. When I first came to the light of God, the most special book in the bible that I really could relate with was the book of Ecclesiastes. Yes. A wonderful book that may seem full of cynical sarcasm.... Right up my alley if you ask me. But it is so much more than that. This is a book that is written to warn those who try to live out their lives without God and how meaningless it really is. Ecclesiastes changed my views in life. It speaks of many meaningless traits and goal of us human beings. So as I was "sharing" with Fou-Sen, I outlined 3 main things that that people want that the book of Ecclesiastes points out.
1. Enjoyment - Everyone wants this. Does not matter who you are.
2. Achievement - More ambitious people try for this.
3. Recognition - SOme are willing to give up the first two to get this.
All things that are ultimately meaningless in the end. Cause after death why the hell does anything matter? The writer of Ecclesiastes, King Solomon obviously had parts with all three things better than most people that has ever lived. He who has enjoyed, Acvhieved, and has been recognized bigger and better than just about anybody, writes how meaningless everything has been..... This is why I appreciate this book. By no means would I say that I am even remotely close to what Sol has been through and what he has acomplished. But I relate in that I want to enjoy the finer things in life, I look up to those that have achieved greater things and I want to be recognized as a great person. All for my sake. I value these things so much and to hear that it was meaningless from a man that has done it all was eye-opening... It was amazing. That God is the replacement for all these things. It humbled my sorry ass. It may seem arrogant to many people when I say that this is my favorite book. That is okay with me. But still to this day, I struggle with myself daily. It is a daily battle with my sinfulness. With God I am certain that I am gonna come out victorious in the end. But till then, I have much learning to do.
The King James version uses the word Vanity instead of Meaningless. Vanity of Vanities.... What a piercing arrow of convictive words. Vanity of Vanities.... that is so me. Full of emptiness.....
