Finding True Satisfaction

Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun. — Ecclesiastes 2:11

Several years ago, I was listening to an interview where someone described how they accomplished their success. As I listened to what they were saying, I heard a common theme that stood out to me. The person kept talking about themselves.

They shared all about their sacrifice and training. Throughout the interview, they spoke about how they had accomplished so much. But they claimed all the credit. They believed in their minds that their accomplishments were all on their own. Many years later, this same person was given another interview and shared a different perspective.

In this interview, they shared their accomplishments, which made them happy for the moment. Soon, they realized that the happiness faded. Their accomplishments were short-lived, and they needed to try to accomplish something else. They were continually trying to build something for themselves but realized that anything being built for themselves doesn’t provide true satisfaction. […]

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