At the end of his reflections in chapter 2, Solomon decides that Life comes down to just three things:
"A person can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in their own toil. This too, I see, is from the hand of God, for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment?" (v.24-25)
1. Eating2. Drinking
3. Finding satisfaction in work
Solomon comes to this conclusion as a result of realising that your possessions are left for those who come after you. So, if you don't find satisfaction in your toil and in the gift of eating and drinking, then you will not find it at all. I am not sure I agree with his thoughts, but I can see what he is getting at. Life is short and mysterious. If we can give thanks to God for all that we are given, it will give us a different attitude towards life.
In 1793, George Jacques Danton, a leader of the French Revolution, scratched the words “Eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we may die” into the walls of an French eatery known as La Mère Cathérine.
Living in Grace
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