LITTLE PEACOCKS?

More of Solomon's wisdom.

"Then I observed that most people are motivated

to success because they envy their neighbors.

But this, too, is meaningless - like chasing the

wind."  

(Ecclesiastes 4:4 NLT)

And further Solomon says;

"I observed yet another example of something

meaningless under the sun.  This is the case

of a man who is all alone, without a child or a

brother, yet who works hard to gain as much

wealth as he can.  But then he asks himself,

'Who am I working for?  Why am I giving up

so much pleasure now?'  It is all so meaningless

and depressing."  

(Ecclesiastes 4:7,8 NLT)

Just a thought here.  Don't you think that the base

cause of all this effort is that little word "Pride",

what we call the "original sin."  All that effort 

simply to "show off" in this life here on earth.

But, in the eternal prospective is an effort in 

futility.

The same author, Solomon, in another of his

writings said;

"Pride goes before destruction

and haughtiness before a fall."  

(Proverbs 16:18 NLT)