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All My Works Were Chasing After the Wind
If both a genius's gift and an envious heart fade before time, what meaning did their rivalry hold?
When I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, all was vanity, a chasing after the wind.
The Preacher lamented that all his hands' toil was, in the end, a chasing after the wind.
📝The Classic Answers
The Preacher lamented that all his hands' toil was, in the end, a chasing after the wind. I read this as a mirror reflecting both talent and envy. The dazzling genius and the one who burned a whole life envying him alike return to dust as the years pass. The struggle to surpass others and the envy that tears them down were so fierce, yet before time they scatter together like wind. But this recognition of vanity does not mean to belittle talent — it warns against burning up life in envious comparison. Rather than burning my heart in the struggle to get ahead of others, I choose to put my strength into calmly living the portion given to me.
🌱Apply It Today
When envy burns your heart in comparison with someone, regard 'this rivalry too is wind before time,' and focus on one task that is your own portion today.
The film is honored as an equal questioner; its plot is rendered only as a universal dilemma. The classic source is an ancient text (Public Domain), and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
