8 All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with
seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. 9 The
thing that hath been, it is that
which shall be; and that which is done is
that which shall be done: and there is
no new thing under the sun.
Are
you familiar with the phrase “curiosity
killed the cat?” Many times in life
our curiosity gets the best of us. There
are things we see and hear that creates a desire to experience. I personally believe there are some things in
this world we do not need to experience.
We live in a culture that is confused about wants and needs. The trap and trick of the world we live in is,
it can provide instant gratification. It
is interesting to me how excited we are to work hard while obtaining things and
how time dissipates the feeling of excitement after we obtain things. This is
why many of us pursue thing after thing and always find our self back at the
same place we started.
Most of us constantly
reside in a place of disgust, frustration, unhappiness, and dissatisfaction
because we fall prey to the dominant thought of the day. Do not allow the dominant culture of the world
to transform you into believing it can give you satisfaction. It will have you chasing after the wind and
living in a cycle of dissatisfaction. That is the issue Solomon addresses in
our text. He indicates he examined the
weariness and restlessness of his own life in chasing after things he saw and
heard. He expresses that we have to be
careful not to allow pleasure to cause us to indulge in things that will
ultimately disappoint us. Solomon speaks
through the voice of wisdom because he wants us to know there is nothing new in
the cycle of life.
So, we should be
quick to listen to wisdom in regards to certain actions we take. There is always someone God puts in our path
who has travelled in the direction we are going. Be quick to hear and analyze everything
around you because as Solomon says wisdom cries from the streets.
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