Morning Meg, glad you enjoyed my little story. It was a very nice day.
Too much work, too little time! Fixing a bite of breakfast now...see you!
The Singapore developer of an extravagant condominium advertised its new project as, Rediscover Heaven on Earth. I suppose it meant to convey to prospective buyers that their purchase would be so luxurious that it would be like living in heaven while here on earth.
Solomon, the writer of Ecclesiastes, was an extremely wealthy man (Eccl. 1:12). He tried to find heaven on earth and had the means to live as luxuriously as he could wish (2:1-10). Yet he wasnt satisfied. So disillusioned was he with life, he described it with just one wordvanity (or meaningless). And he repeated the word eight times in chapter two alone. As long as he looked only at life under the sun (2:18), he felt hollow and dissatisfied. All of his striving was ultimately futile. There would come a day when he would have to relinquish his possessions and leave them to someone else (v.18).
If you are a Christian, you can look to Christs promise of a heavenly home He has gone to prepare (John 14:2). Thats why Paul advised those who are enjoying what God has given: Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth (Col. 3:2). Dont try to find heaven on earth. You wontno matter how hard you look!
Enjoy!