I searched in my heart how to gratify my flesh… while guiding my heart with wisdom… I made my works great… I acquired male and female servants… So I became great… Therefore I hated life because The work that was done was grievous to me, for all is vanity and grasping for the wind… God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy To a man who is good in His sight…”
Ecclesiastes Chapter 2 (NKJV)
We seek satisfaction
In material treasure;
And gratification
In personal pleasure.
We seek achievements
To gain fame;
And build monuments
To establish our name.
But selfish ambitions
Of every kind;
Are mere illusions,
A grasping for the wind.
O God, our Creator give
Knowledge, joy, and wisdom;
To enable us to live
Your way in Your kingdom.
Leong Kwok Thye is a member of Kampong Kapor Methodist Church