Wisdom To the cursed of the living: To a degree, the dead are dead more than the living are alive. In his last days, this is the wisdom that Solomon wanted to pass to mankind. The living are bogged down in the mire of life, wallowing like pigs while chasing after the pleasures of this world. This was his own greatest failing so he held himself up in front of all mankind as an example. He had become the wealthiest man in the world and the pleasures of his wealth cursed him to the end. He wanted mankind to learn from his mistakes. One thing he wanted us to learn is that we cannot change the world around us: to everything there is a season; a time to every purpose. There is a time to be sick, and a time to heal; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to love, and a time to hate. When each season falls upon a person, accept it as a due time of life; each season is beautiful in its time so receive it and allow it to fill your heart. As far as pleasure, seek after only that joy which comes to you by way of your labors in this world. Learn what it means to be content with this joy and no more. Anything more is vanity and no more true joy shall be gotten. Solomon wanted each person to learn how to live a balanced life. It is through our troubles in life that we grow: sorrows make the heart strong, struggles make our character grow, evil persons and fools develop our patience. One might argue that those bad things in our life have made us the person that we are. With this in mind, one can see that a person who is continually overwhelmed with joy is doomed toward weakness. The balanced life lies between the gloom-and-doom and the perennial joy. In this place though, both the good and the bad will always touch one’s life; so avoid neither, enjoying life to its fullest while still guarding from excesses. Solomon wanted every person to know that wisdom is a defense against life, and money is a defense against life, but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it. Wisdom, however, can be a snare for weakness also. A person who observes the wind shall not plant, and a person who considers the clouds shall not harvest. Being wise for the sake of wisdom is a fool’s folly. Having diligence and wisdom in regard to one’s work is to have the gift of life and to have it abundantly. My friend, remember always, that our vanity shall be our curse. Solomon opened his life and bared himself before the world in hopes that we would not fall into the same pit he did. The secret for us is to be as open as he was and to not be afraid of the entire world looking into our lives. The more light we allow inside our life, the less vanity shall appear in us. Vanity lives on the dark side of our soul. In this knowledge shall we save ourselves.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 05:37:57 +0000
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