"Meaningless! Meaningless!" Says The Teacher

Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. Ecclesiastes 12:13

Often times in our life, we search for purpose. That is, if we take time to think about our existence and our actual being. Too often we are distracted with our jobs and our leisure; and the pursuit of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We get caught up in the things we have built our lives out of, and many times become slaves to the very fabric that we use to "create" our lives.

We judge others with our own scales. We see others with our own eyes, or sometimes within the eyes of a social parameter, so to speak. We generalize and categorize, rationalize and form predisposed bias.

Then we, ourselves, feel like our jobs and our achievements define who we are. And what are our "achievements" based on? Someone else's point of view?

How many of us take time to think and remember Solomon's words that were written in the book of Ecclesiastes? Here is the wisest and wealthiest human being of all mankind, proven historically as well as biblically. Here are words we can apply, that can solve the issues of existence and mankind's purpose, albeit frank and to the most basic point.

And i'm not pointing this "column" to just those who read this blog; this advice is for the author, me, as well. The words of Solomon are forgotten and lost in the shuffle of my mind as much and as often as the next persons. So please don't find me self-righteous.

I suggest that anyone who reads this blog, to read the book of Ecclesiastes this weekend; but read the entire book! It can seem very negative and full of pessimism, just as the truth of mankind sometimes isn;t very pretty. But after reading the summarization in chapter twelve, it makes sense and places perspective on things. It is also a beautifully written book, full of expression and heartfelt setiment. Solomon experiences everything life has to offer in his lifetime and comes to the realization that serving God is the only thing that is truly fulfilling.

What have our life experiences lead us to believe?