Many people feel that what this world offers is what we should all be running after. That it get a good job making a large amount of money. Then with that money invest it watch it grow. All the while live a life of luxury. WHAT IN THE WORLD IS REAL LUXURY?
I always bought luxury cars. I enjoyed the extra features that came with them. Power seats, heated and cooled seats, navigation, very nice audio systems, a powerful engine, power folding mirrors a smart key...this list could go on and on with the features the cars I have driven had. WAS IT REAL LUXURY?
NO! These systems break over time and need to be repaired. My Enterprise has so many issues, yet I felt a dopamine-filled rush of pride when people would note the large size of the car and grandness of it. LOL
Where is it now? It has been broken down and recycled. Acura Legend gen2 I owned two of those....trash now. The Hyundai Equus is a very large grand car...oh, that is trash now too! Best car I ever drove (actually prayed before going to get it, but that is another story) is also in the junk yard now.
Smartphones, clothes, houses, cars, fancy food, a large bank account, these are very, very deceptive! This world is passing away, and so is its desire
Most humans who have worked hard for years buy homes that they can not really enjoy as their bodies have aged and continue to do so. We saw a man in Korea near where we lived moving in his garden, which was attached to his house. He was an elderly man with few years left in his life. He was bent double and seemed to be in pain. So I ask this question: Where is the success in that? What happens when he finally dies? Does the house, car, bank account, music collection, or some other hobby that he enjoyed get packed up in a box, and he will go and enjoy it somewhere else?
NO! The bible states that the condition of the dead is like a sleep; they know nothing, their troubles go away, and they go back to dust. Now, to read the holy scriptures, humans today have to do something very difficult at first. We must be humble, realizing that the truth is in this book. We can not cling to our "higher education". It will be like a large stone around our neck!
Only the bible and relying on Jehovah and really running to find him can the veil of this world be removed from our eyes.
With my nephew, I spend a lot of time trying to use bible teachings and principles to help him to see what is really there. What is really there beyond the veil is a big fat lie. There is a reason that suicide rates (even though many national governments try to hide it) is high. These people see a bit through the veil but not completely. They feel like there is nothing worth living for.
There is a reason people turn to drugs, alcohol, addictions, and the like; they too can feel that there is really nothing this world can really offer except a remarkable waste of time and effort for nothing but growing old suffering the whole while then dying.
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