Wisdom in College
Ecclesiastes is my favorite book in the Old Testament because of its practicality. It sounds like a course offered in
educational institutions: Life 100 by Salomon. This class will begin by teaching you about different types of vanity, and
the contrasts between wisdom and folly. It will lead you to understand that in life, there is a time for everything. By
semester's end, you will have learned to guard your steps and you'll remember your Creator.
I can almost hear The Byrds' timeless song Turn, Turn, Turn blasting out of frat houses on campus.
There is no doubt that students would boast of the course's popularity and its relation to daily living. Certainly it'd
change the thinking of incredulous souls who don't believe in the after life, for God's word is never void.
What I glean most from these twelve precious chapters are two things. First, I realize and accept that my toil amounts
to nothing if I have only selfish ambition and choose not
to share the good it brings forth. Second and just as important,
it has reinforced the common adage that two is better than one
and it brings me back to the Persian Gulf, moments in my life
that were easier to overcome with another soldier, and when
good times and laughter enhanced camaraderie.
Today, this teamwork approach is always evident in my
family's favorite pasttime: Dominoes, where a partership is 
begun as soon as you sit across the table from someone. It's a
time when cigars are smoked, espresso is drunk and
relationships are strengthened.
Thank you God for giving Salomon eternal words of wisdom
that can be applied in our lives everyday.