Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
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“I happen to love Ecclesiastes, for of all the books, it seems to offer the most realistic and motivating look at life in this world.” - Challies
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Work and the Meaning of Life
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“Work is the meaning of life. Got your attention? Your identity is tied to what you do. I bet I have it now.” - Collin Hansen
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“Bryan Johnson wants you to join his new religion. It’s called ‘Don’t Die.’ This isn’t a joke.”
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“The most interesting thing about Johnson isn’t that he previously used injections of his son’s blood in an attempt to stay young. It’s not that he has a six-hour morning routine that keeps his health from being a benefit to anyone but him…. It’s that he, without irony, believes he’s ushering in a new eschaton.” - TGC
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Your Work Matters & It Doesn’t, Be Glad
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“My project, a story for another day, is large and demanding. Depending on when you ask, you might find me thinking that it could be my finest contribution yet or that I have finally and utterly overestimated the degree to which my peculiar intellectual passions have any significance at all and should quit while there is still time to pivot to something actually useful.” - IFWE
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Finding Yourself Is Not the Solution to Life’s Problems
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“I do need to go to God’s Word. It will act as a mirror to show me my true reflection, one very different than what I would like to see. Scripture tells me that I’m a sinner, and that sin brings death. Sin, the original killer of happiness, is not my solution; it’s my problem.” - Randy Alcorn
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What Is the Meaning of “Vanity” in Ecclesiastes?
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“The overall message of Ecclesiastes is not that life is absurd, or that it is temporary, but that humans must live with many questions that they cannot answer.” - Word by Word
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Ecclesiastes on X: Why we’re not satisfied, even if we should be.
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“On the other hand, a different doom and gloom, the kind reflected in the X post above, still resonates with many. In fact, it sounds a bit like a work of poetry written almost 3,000 years ago by a man of wealth and power who learned that ‘having it all’ isn’t all it is cracked up to be.” - Breakpoint
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What’s the Point of Life?
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“Consider for a moment how tragic it would be if there were no answer to this question…. Yet it’s equally tragic to incorrectly answer the question.” - Ligonier
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