A Little Break for the Wise Among Us - a Look into the Mind of Solomon

What happens to a person who believes that there is nothing else to achieve? What if this person has come to a point in their life, when based upon their experiences, finds nothing else to challenge them?

I believe Solomon, King David's son, came to this conclusion. In Ecclesiastes, Solomon makes it clear that even though he has tasted all that this world has to offer, he believes that all men should strive to enjoy life as much as possible without allowing themselves to become fools. He also makes it clear that our ultimate purpose for being created is to worship and serve God.

Solomon proclaims, "all is vanity" many times throughout the book of Ecclesiastes. I believe he came to a point in his life when learning became a hindrance to him. He was ordained by God to be the wisest of all men. This calling may have provoked him to become somewhat mad with the pursuit of wisdom.

The pursuit of wisdom seems to be an admiral thing for most people, but in the end, as Solomon says, can bring much misery. God in His infinite wisdom bestows understanding upon us as He sees fit. In other words, only He knows when we are ready to receive another bit of knowledge.

Being wise in our own eyes can lead to spiritual blindness and a hardening of our hearts. We are to seek wisdom while understanding our own limitations and weaknesses. The most intelligent people that I know are wise enough to understand that learning is an endless pursuit which leads us to conclude that we can never know all things.

We, in all things, strive to attain more than we have, not knowing what we will become when we achieve that which we desire. It's a weird way to be.