Vanity, all is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 1:9 What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; and there is nothing new under the sun.

We run after material things. A new handbag, more electronic devices, a better car. We want to be the best and have the best.
At an early age, this principle is drilled deep in our consciousness. We go to school and want the best grades. We want to get a lot of money, so we take on careers we do not really like. Yes, we collect riches but our souls are empty. Some do not realise that at a certain time death will come and reap them away. All those riches collected will be for naught because you won't take them with you. All you sweated for will be given to someone who never had to work or sacrifice as much as you did. So why bother?

There is nothing new under the sun and all is vanity. Why don't we realize that the moment we die we will just be a record in history, and dust in the ground? We could have invested in something more durable, like an unshakable faith, deeds of mercy and pursuing God. At least you will be promised a eternity after death. Whatever the case, you would not be losing anything.

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