Unveiling The Vanity

REMEMBERING THE CREATOR IN DAYS OF YOUTH (Ecc 12: 1- 8): After reflecting and writing about so many exposures and experiences, the author settles to remember God the Creator before the old age, to know the real virtues and values of life. The author writes to remember the creator in the days of youth before the evil days come and the years draw near, in which a person would say that there is no pleasure in them. There is a consequence for everything that is done and it is undeniable. Something which would be gratifying temporarily may produce anguish after a particular period of time when it is not according to the purpose God had created mankind and different things. Also when all the physical, mental, and emotional impulses are weakened after the days of the youth, everything that is not valuable but temporarily gratifying, would give no enjoyment. The author after writing to remember the creator, he writes when to remember the creator by saying that, before the sun and the ...

A PPROPRIATE ACTIONS AND REMEMBERING GOD (Ecc 11: 6-10) : After writing about the incomprehensible works of God, the author continues to write about the actions of mankind. The author says to sow the seed in the evening and not to withhold the hand in the evening, for it is not certain in knowing which one would prosper whether the seed sown in the morning or sown in the evening or whether both alike will be good. Man is not certain about the timing and the things that will be fruitful and beneficial, but he needs to do his part of initiating good things for a common good and God would bless certainly certain things according to His eternal plan and purpose. The author then writes that Light is sweet and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun. Light makes life possible and interesting. It helps to identify as well as clarify things and helps the seeds to germinate and bear fruits. Light has many other benefits and refreshes our thoughts and actions. Everyone does the best ...

INCOMPREHENSIBLE WORKS OF GOD (Ecc 11: 1- 5): After reflecting on experiences and exposures about many things, the author advises the men to follow some valuable things, realizing the incomprehensible and sovereign works of God. The author writes to cast the bread upon the waters for the person will find it after many days. Casing the bread upon waters may literally mean sowing the seeds in the well-enriched field, after plowing and filling the field with water. The immediate reward of sowing the seeds in the nourished field with water may not be explicit and it may even occur to be vain, but the reward could be found out after many days when the seed grows, multiplies, and gets ready for harvest. The author then writes to give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for a person doesn’t know what disaster may happen on earth. It doesn’t mean to give to seven people or percentage, but as far as possible for a person. Accumulation of certain things is not valid as no one knows wha...

AUTHORITY OF THE KING OF NOBILITY (Ecc 10: 16- 20):   After writing about the words of the wise and fools, the author immediately writes how the words should be carefully pronounced when it is regarding the authorities. The author writes that woe to the nation or land when their king is a child, and its princes feast in the morning. The king who is like a child doesn’t care about others and doesn’t derive at things logically by being considerate but just gratify the self and his own thoughts. The princes who don’t care about anyone or anything, do the things in an unorderly manner according to his own desires that cause trouble to others. Then the author writes that the land is happy when their king is the son of nobility and its princes feast at the proper time for strength and not for drunkenness. When a king is a noble person, he doesn’t reign to glorify himself but reign to do good for his own people, without the evil and selfish reasons. The noble person is righteous ...

WORDS OF THE WISE AND FOOL (Ecc 10: 12- 15): The author writes that the words of a wise man’s mouth win him a favor, but the lips of a fool consume himself. The words of a person define a person and could change the life of a person at times. The person is identified as wise or a fool based on the words and the actions. A person who is wise need not worry much about his future for he will be welcomed by many for his wisdom, for the words of the wise person helps him to gain favor in the sight of the people. The wise person knows to speak the right words at the right time. Whereas the fool will be caught by his words as it is without any sense and meaning in front of others, as the fool does not know what to speak according to the situations or people. The fool will be disbursed by people by his own words at times. The author also writes that the beginning of the words of fools’ mouth is foolishness and the end of his talk is evil madness. A foolish person does not analyze the ...

EXISTENCE OF PARADOXES (Ecc 10: 7-11): After writing about the enigma of folly and wise in inappropriate places, the author continues to write about certain other paradoxes. The author writes that he had seen servants upon horses and princes walking as servants upon the earth. Sometimes even a soldier goes in the horses during his time and the Princes walk by feet upon the face of the earth during the time of war and even runs for life at the time of defeat. There is no certainty that comfort is only assimilated by the princes, at times the comfort could be moved to the servants as part of their duty or a favor. The author also writes that he who digs a pit shall fall into it and a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.   The person who cunningly acts to suppress or betray others will fall into the same trap sometimes. Even if a person feels like succeeding in making someone falls, it is not actually true as they will ripe the consequences of it. The person who bre...