"Meaningless! Meaningless!... Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless."
Sometimes good people die. Sometimes evil people prosper. Work is hard, painful things happen. People sometimes get what they deserve. Sometimes they don't. The sun rises, the sun sets. Life goes on.
There is nothing quite like a good meal, or a couple of pints. There is nothing quite like being in love. There is nothing like working hard for something and then achieving it. The sun rises, the sun sets. Life goes on. People are forgotten, memories are lost. Everything is meaningless.
Sometimes we take ten steps forward. Sometimes we get knocked twenty back. Some people die lonely, some people surround themselves with riches and are still not fulfilled. Some people are born in poverty and live in poverty and die in poverty. Some people are forgotten. The sun rises, the sun sets. Life goes on. Everything is meaningless.
There will be always be more knowledge, it will always be unattainable. You can study your whole life and still be discontent. Wisdom is valuable, but difficult. No one truly knows the future. No one knows how many children you will have, how happy you will be. No one knows how many years you have left. The sun rises, the sun sets. Life goes on. Everything is meaningless.
There will always be poverty. There will always be hypocrisy in religion. There will always be ignorance. There will always be selfishness and greed. There will always be those who strive for something beyond themselves. All came from stuff. All are heading back that way. There is nothing new under the sun. The sun rises, the sun sets. Life goes on. Everything is meaningless.
Life is good when you're young. I read lots of books. Listen to music. I have hardly any responsibilities or ties. I am in love. I drink good beer, I eat good food. Bad days will inevitably happen. Difficult times no doubt lie ahead. I will seek after God with all of my life. I will pray to him, worship him, live a live focused on him. The sun rises, the sun sets. Life goes on. Everything is meaningless.
So what next? What can we do in face of such meaninglessness?
Sometimes good people die. Sometimes evil people prosper. Work is hard, painful things happen. People sometimes get what they deserve. Sometimes they don't. The sun rises, the sun sets. Life goes on.
There is nothing quite like a good meal, or a couple of pints. There is nothing quite like being in love. There is nothing like working hard for something and then achieving it. The sun rises, the sun sets. Life goes on. People are forgotten, memories are lost. Everything is meaningless.
Sometimes we take ten steps forward. Sometimes we get knocked twenty back. Some people die lonely, some people surround themselves with riches and are still not fulfilled. Some people are born in poverty and live in poverty and die in poverty. Some people are forgotten. The sun rises, the sun sets. Life goes on. Everything is meaningless.
There will be always be more knowledge, it will always be unattainable. You can study your whole life and still be discontent. Wisdom is valuable, but difficult. No one truly knows the future. No one knows how many children you will have, how happy you will be. No one knows how many years you have left. The sun rises, the sun sets. Life goes on. Everything is meaningless.
There will always be poverty. There will always be hypocrisy in religion. There will always be ignorance. There will always be selfishness and greed. There will always be those who strive for something beyond themselves. All came from stuff. All are heading back that way. There is nothing new under the sun. The sun rises, the sun sets. Life goes on. Everything is meaningless.
Life is good when you're young. I read lots of books. Listen to music. I have hardly any responsibilities or ties. I am in love. I drink good beer, I eat good food. Bad days will inevitably happen. Difficult times no doubt lie ahead. I will seek after God with all of my life. I will pray to him, worship him, live a live focused on him. The sun rises, the sun sets. Life goes on. Everything is meaningless.
So what next? What can we do in face of such meaninglessness?
"here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgement, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil."The sun rises, the sun sets. Life goes on. Everything is meaningless. It is in these words that I find truth, and then hope.
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