Sustained Satisfaction
“Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done. And on the labor in which I had toiled; And indeed all was vanity and grasping for the wind. There was no profit under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 2:11 NKJV It is true that not many are privileged to experience affluence, authority, and material prosperity; and that is why many would readily desire the prospect of satisfaction with these privileged experiences. Notwithstanding, the very few who have looked or reflected, after attaining these experiences cannot agree less about the preacher’s acclaimed vanity and the grasping for the wind. Those who have education are not satisfied until they get a career. Those who have a career are not satisfied until they get to the highest heights of their career progression. Then, they become unsatisfied with wanting a family. Those with family are worried about the extension of their possessions with family members. These concerns and the lack of a sustained satisfaction in the exten...