 I, the Teacher, was king
over Israel in Jerusalem. I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom
all that is done under the heavens. What a heavy burden God has laid on
mankind! I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them
are meaningless, a chasing after the wind. Ecclesiastes 1:12-14 (NIV)What’s the use struggling
to climb to the top of the ladder and then realise it was leaning on the wrong
wall all along; meaningless. A man sacrifices everything, health, family and
relationships to chase after business success. In the end he got it but he’s
also alone, what good is fortune with no one to enjoy it. Then gathering all
round, the vultures devour; meaningless. Everyone is caught up in
the rat race chasing the end of the rainbow, now and then you meet people
returning from the same journey telling you “don’t bother, there’s no pot of gold
there”. The rat race continues regardless; meaningless. In the words of Viktor E. Frankl, Life’s meaning changes
with each person, each day and each hour. Only you can answer the demands of
your existence. No matter how life shifts, its meaning endures. You can take
three paths to finding the meaning in your life: producing work that is yours
alone, connecting with another person – that path is love – or transcending
hardship or tragedy. If you cannot change your fate, “rise above it.”  “We shall not cease from exploration”. T.S. Eliot asserts, “And
the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the
place for the first time”. Find meaning in the present, otherwise it will be
absent in the future. Life becomes meaningless when people have nothing to live
for. Find an anchor for your soul, a rock you return to when your heart is overwhelmed,
I found mine in the Faith. Where is yours? |
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