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God of Heavenly Punishment (Photo credit: Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“There was once a very, very rich man who found that riches did not satisfy.\u00a0 His name was Solomon.\u00a0 He wrote a book about it called Ecclesiastes<\/a>.\u00a0 This rich king had tasted just about everything life could offer.\u00a0 Wealth?\u00a0 No one could exceed him in luxury.\u00a0 Wisdom?\u00a0 The whole world knew how wise he was.\u00a0 Fame?\u00a0 He was king, the most famous man of his time.\u00a0 Systematically he sampled all of life’s pleasures and powers, yet all ultimately disappointed him.\u00a0 All prove meaningless.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“What is the point of life?” he asked.\u00a0 You worked hard, and someone else gets all the credit.\u00a0 You struggle to be good, and evil people<\/a> take advantage of you.\u00a0 You accumulate money, and it just goes to spoiled children.\u00a0 You seek pleasure, and it turns sour on you.\u00a0 And everyone–rich or poor, good or evil, meets the same end.\u00a0 We all die.\u00a0 There is only one word to describe this life: meaningless.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But, is it?\u00a0 Is life really meaningless?\u00a0 Is that all there is in life –the summary of the number of years we had live in this planet?\u00a0 Does\u00a0man’s existence\u00a0on Earth<\/a> simply goes and on until this planet or the entire universe gets obliterated by a decaying sun?<\/p>\n

Surely, when humans<\/a> try to ponder the unknown, tons of questions need to be answered. Is there such thing as an afterlife?\u00a0 Is there a God?<\/a><\/p>\n

In our vain attempts to give even the most preposterous explanations to the great unknown, they had also given rise to a multitude of religions, sects, cults, tribes, fan clubs or what have you.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, mankind has been trying to use every scientific means to disprove any religious theories about the creation of just about everything the mind can think about.\u00a0 That the universe – which our planet is but a tiny speck within – is but the result of a mega blast\u00a0and that humans\u00a0simply came about through a series of evolutions.<\/p>\n

And that everything that the human mind could comprehend simply happens randomly. \u00a0Really? \u00a0Everything is just random?<\/p>\n

Each individuals’ appearance on this planet may have occurred randomly at birth but have you ever wondered why life spans<\/a> differ?\u00a0 There are souls that don’t even see the light of day, others die young while some of our elders even express their desires to die so much earlier in their struggle to cope with the hardships and difficulties that accompany old age.<\/p>\n

In the worldly context of King Solomon<\/a>‘s search for life’s meaning, he also voiced the unfairness of life:<\/p>\n

“People don’t get what they deserve. \u00a0Good men suffer while wicked men prospers. \u00a0Everything seems determined only by time and chance.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And just how many times we had asked ourselves that we deserved more in this life? \u00a0Why does success, in whatever means we try to measure it, seem very\u00a0elusive? \u00a0Why do we see other people seem to have all the comforts of life while others still wallow in poverty?<\/p>\n

On the other hand, why do some people\u00a0so suddenly\u00a0give up a life of unbridled extravagance to be of service to the poorest of the poor — and find their true happiness in the process?<\/p>\n

Our futile attempts to quantify life and find meaning in it is hampered, of course, by our very own making: the concept of time.<\/p>\n

Time is the great equalizer and it measures, regulates and rule each and everyone’s lives.\u00a0 There are no exceptions and short cuts.\u00a0 We will all die.<\/p>\n

Science and technology may have found some solutions in making our daily chores so much easier and, on a few cases, extend our lives a few years longer. But, there will never be an eternity\u00a0for us in this planet as long as there is the concept of time.<\/p>\n

We could all be likened to a mouse trying to catch its tail.<\/p>\n

So, what then\u00a0is the meaning of life<\/a>?<\/p>\n

It is the acknowledgment of a God<\/a> who willed each and everyone of us to exist in this planet.<\/p>\n

Oh, yeah? For what?<\/p>\n

Faith and what happens to\u00a0a person’s\u00a0soul is something\u00a0the\u00a0human brain will never ever understand.<\/p>\n

But, what is the ‘soul<\/em>‘?\u00a0 Simply, if you have a conscience, you have a soul.<\/p>\n

Truly, life is, indeed, full of meaning…only if we live it through the eyes of King Solomon.<\/p>\n

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“There was once a very, very rich man who found that riches did not satisfy.\u00a0 His name was Solomon.\u00a0 He wrote a book about it called Ecclesiastes.\u00a0 This rich king had tasted just about everything life could offer.\u00a0 Wealth?\u00a0 No one could exceed him in luxury.\u00a0 Wisdom?\u00a0 The whole world knew how wise he was.\u00a0 … <\/p>\n

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