I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself.” And behold, it too was futility.
Ecclesiastes 2:1
Solomon’s stature, wealth, women, and fame would be every man’s dream. Think about it! He had it all! He was to be envied not only by mere men but also men of stature like him.
He indulged himself in terms of kingly and manly pleasures. Yet in the end he found it empty. The feeling of emptiness will never leave a man who chases pleasure for pleasures sake. Because pleasure does not have the size to fill the emptiness in the soul of man.
I am not promoting asceticism. Man was made to experience pleasure. But I am not promoting hedonism either. It is chasing the wind. And it is a shameful level for any man.
Men may seek to fill that void, trying to experience one pleasure after another, yet in the end it is not enough. Only God who is bigger than the universe can fill that emptiness. Only He can give real satisfaction for the soul.
What should a man do?
Enjoy life but fear God.
By Ed Pilapil Jr. ©
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