Then I observed that most people
are motivated to success by their
envy of their neighbors.
But this, too, is meaningless,
like chasing the wind.
People will always be mesmerized by new sports cars and beautiful homes. There’s nothing wrong with that stuff except for when it becomes your key motivation to achieve success. After material desires are obtained, you’ll find that they truly don't provide satisfaction. Chasing these types of desires makes you feel like you’re chasing the wind – never able to catch it. Solomon also wrote in Ecclesiastes 5:16, "This, too, is a very serious problem. As people come into this world, so they depart. All their hard work is for nothing. They have been working for the wind, and everything will be swept away." Live your life for God, for others and your life will be meaningful beyond your living days.
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