Ecclesiastes 2

The teacher looked back on his life and carefully examined all that he had done. As he scanned through the years he recalled sorrows and happiness. But where was the fulfilment of the godly desire that is built into all men? I was recently confronted with a heart-rending tragedy in the life of a dear friend. I saw in that situation some of the pain that still lingers in my life when I made similarly selfish choices. But I also look on the work that God has done before me and through me and it is in the godliness that I see my appitites were satisfied. The sacrifices of selfishness that God had led me to make produced the situations that brought me the greatest satisfaction as well as the most bolsterous joy. That is the summary of chapter 2 as presented in verses 24-26.
It took me about 5 minutes to read this chapter.
Stuart