Chapter 6 continues this theme. It doesn’t matter if a man “fathers a hundred children”, if he does not find satisfaction in his life, it is better that he die at birth. Wow, this is depressing stuff. The preacher says our words are worthless. He says living a thousand years is worthless. I think of the vampire novels I used to enjoy. The vampires had all the power and eternal youth yet they were not satisfied. They had no joy. Their longing was always for the sun. What a wonderful explanation of our spot in life. We can have everything but without the Son it is all meaningless.
We are longing for something greater than ourselves. We want to be part of something that will last forever. The funny thing is that the “something” is right here waiting on us to recognize Him. By accepting Jesus, we are accepting immortality. We are accepting eternal power. We become something so much greater than ourselves could ever be. This is the message of hope, the love story hidden in the book. All around us we see death and meaninglessness but in our Savior’s eyes we see love and life everlasting.
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