All My Works Were Chasing After Wind
I looked on all the works my hands had done, and behold, all was vanity and a chasing after wind.
What I now reach to grasp with both hands — is it something that holds, or only wind?
📝Reflection
The Preacher is a man who built palaces, planted gardens, and owned all one could own. And his verdict after the reckoning is "a chasing after wind." This is not a loser's sour grapes but an honest confession only one who has achieved everything can make. Achievement is not the evil; the fist that clenches to hold achievement forever is what is vain. Wind is felt only with an open hand. Clench it and it vanishes. Only one who knows this paradox can achieve without being bound.
🌱Apply It Today
Rejoice in one thing you achieved today, but practice "feeling and releasing" it rather than "clenching" it.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
