Ecclesiastes 12:1-14
Did you ever think young life, how it is? Our philosopher, who was recorded in the bible, King-Solomon said, young people, enjoy your youth. Be happy while you are still young. Do what you want to do, and follow your heart’s desire. But remember that God is going to judge you for whatever you do. So, don’t let anything worry you for you are not going to be young very long.
And now, remember your creator while you are still young, before those dismal days and yours come when you will say, “I don’t enjoy life.” That is when the light of the sun, the moon, and the stars will grow dim/dark for you, and the rain, clouds will never pas away. Then your protected arms will tremble, and your strong legs will grow weak. Your teeth will be too few to chew your food, and your eyes will be too dim to see clearly. Your ears will be deaf to the noise of the street. You will be afraid of high places, and walking will be dangerous. Your hair will turn white.
The time of all these suffering is too nigh / near, for young life will be gone soon within no time. When all these happened, we might know that we are going to our final resting place. And as the bible said, “At the last our bodies will return to the dust of the earth, and the breath of life will go back to God, who gave it to us.” And after all these the God, Almighty God, creator of heaven and earth is going to judge everything we do, whether good or bad, even things done in secret.
Now, my dear fellow, what’s your concept about young life? For me life is really useless and all things in the world are vanity for even after facing such a hard way to find comforting words. The only word found out as a comforting word is HONEST.
Therefore, after all these, there is only one thing to say: “Have reverence for the Lord (i.e. acceptable for the Lord by honesty / holiness for God or in the sight of God), and obey his commands, because this is all that man was created for.”
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