Posted on 06/26/2009 2:43:56 PM PDT by The Ignorant Fisherman
In Light of the Passing of Those of Great Fame and Fortune. (i.e., Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett etc…)
The Old Testament Book of Ecclesiastes is the tragic biography of Adam’s fallen race (i.e., humanity) told by the wisest of all men, King Solomon. King Solomon possessed it all: wisdom, brilliance, discernment, authority, prestige, riches/ wealth, property/ possessions, power, fame, women and glory. Amazingly, as he was reflecting on his life in his last days, he made this very sobering and tragic statement: “Vanity of vanities…all is vanity” (Eccl. 1:1-15, 12:7-8).
In possessing all of this stature and achievement, it never satisfied the eternal void of his heart. All of it did not - and could not - yield peace and contentment. In the end, all of Solomon's great achievements and pomp could never deliver him in the hour of his death. To Solomon, all indeed was truly dust in the wind...
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Ecclesiastes is one of my favorite books of the bible. It is so easy to understand and so true.
PD...It’s also one of my favorite books..full of reality!
Slightly off topic, but I liked “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas better than any Michael Jackson song. You sometimes saw that side of Kerry Livgren before he went into Christian rock full time...
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Mine too! People think I’m weird.
The race is not always to the swift.....
Kerry Livgren was a great musician. Kansas went through several apparently conflicting phases, but they turned out some really interesting music through it all.
...but time and chance overtake them all.
Yep, remember that one by heart.
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