Ecclesiastes 1-2: Chasing after the Wind

What does a man get for all the toil and anxious striving with which he labors under the sun? All his days his work is pain and grief; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is meaningless.
A man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his work. This too, I see, is from the hand of God, ²⁵ for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment? To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. -Prov. 2:22-26 NIV

I'm still thinking about the "Housewives" from the various cities and all of the other 'celebrities' on the television networks that flaunt their wealth and influence  Do they really take themselves seriously or do they realize that they are merely chasing after the wind.  Do they feel comfort at the end of a day when they survey all they have amassed?  Are they too busy with all of their dinners and parties to realize that it is all meaningless?

The more important question, I guess, is do we find ourselves envious of them?  Do we think if we had all that wealth, power, and influence we would be happier?  It's chasing the wind.  It's storing up something that has no worth.  It is, as the wise king said, vanity, vanity.

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