Ecclesiastes 1

It took me a couple of minutes to read the first chapter of this book of Solomon. His introduction reminds me of the setting for the movie called "The Mattrix". The idea od the movie is that everything is a generated computer game. Solomon knew nothing of computer games, but he knew a ruse when he saw one. And from a physical perspective that is what life appears to be. If we choose to take God and the spiritual realm out of the picture it's like taking away one of the physical dimensions of this world. But we cannot let the words of Solomon in this first chapter stand on their own. We must listen to the whole story this wise man has to say. Then we can reflect on the fullness of his message to the generation living out their "meaningless" lives.
Stuart