Ecclesiastes 2:26
To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
This just struck me as I sit here in my room, lazily on a hot saturday afternoon listening to online christian radio. I'm happy the way i am. The pursuit of wanting to go down to orchard road to look around and possibly buy some stuff just fades away into a lazy feeling imbued with contentment.
This feeling of being happy or rather, this state of being happy is really a blessing. Sure there are lots of things to achieve, nicer stuff to get and experiences to encounter. But that is just a pursuit which is a means to get to a satisfied state of mind. Sometimes, it's really akin to chasing the wind, coz we'll never be satisfied.
Interestingly enough, the bible verse states that God gives "wisdom, knowledge and happiness". I just noted that it's not health or money! But I guess we don't need either if we are happy at any stage of our life.
May I be happy all the days of life.
M.
08 August 2009
Happiness
Ecclesiastes 2:26
To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
This just struck me as I sit here in my room, lazily on a hot saturday afternoon listening to online christian radio. I'm happy the way i am. The pursuit of wanting to go down to orchard road to look around and possibly buy some stuff just fades away into a lazy feeling imbued with contentment.
This feeling of being happy or rather, this state of being happy is really a blessing. Sure there are lots of things to achieve, nicer stuff to get and experiences to encounter. But that is just a pursuit which is a means to get to a satisfied state of mind. Sometimes, it's really akin to chasing the wind, coz we'll never be satisfied.
Interestingly enough, the bible verse states that God gives "wisdom, knowledge and happiness". I just noted that it's not health or money! But I guess we don't need either if we are happy at any stage of our life.
May I be happy all the days of life.
M.
To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
This just struck me as I sit here in my room, lazily on a hot saturday afternoon listening to online christian radio. I'm happy the way i am. The pursuit of wanting to go down to orchard road to look around and possibly buy some stuff just fades away into a lazy feeling imbued with contentment.
This feeling of being happy or rather, this state of being happy is really a blessing. Sure there are lots of things to achieve, nicer stuff to get and experiences to encounter. But that is just a pursuit which is a means to get to a satisfied state of mind. Sometimes, it's really akin to chasing the wind, coz we'll never be satisfied.
Interestingly enough, the bible verse states that God gives "wisdom, knowledge and happiness". I just noted that it's not health or money! But I guess we don't need either if we are happy at any stage of our life.
May I be happy all the days of life.
M.
