AN HONEST LOOK AT LIFE (1 OF 11)
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
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An Honest Look at Life (1 of 11)
Series: Ecclesiastes
Robert Dawson
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
(David Jeremiah's 31 Days to Happiness and Charles Swindoll's Living on the Ragged Edge were both very helpful and influential in this series)
Rick Warren in the introduction to his book The Purpose Driven Life describes a survey conducted by Dr. Hugh Moorhead, philosophy professor at Northeastern Illinois University. Moorhead wrote to 250 famous philosophers, scientists, writers, intellectuals, asking a simple questions: “What is the meaning of life?” Some offered their best guesses; others admitted they just made up a response; still others honestly admitted they were clueless. Several of these great intellectuals even asked Moorhead to write back and tell them if he had discovered the purpose of life?
Their responses are rather frightening. For the average person it has to be somewhat discouraging to think that when posited with the ultimate question of life's value and purpose the very best that some of our greatest minds could come up with was nothing more than a guess, admission of ignorance or just a lame response of 'I dunno you tell me.' If a sampling of the world's brightest and best can't find a clue what hope do the rest of us have.
It is not a random or fleeting question that only the philosophically minded ask. It is a persistent and nagging question that plagues the mind of every human being. It has been asked by every person who has ever lived. Is life, especially my life, significant? The answer a lot of people give or lack thereof drives many to despair or into a melancholy lifestyle of denial.
David Jeremiah in his book 31 Days to Happiness shares this letter, an anonymous, from a college student that reads: To anyone in the world who cares: Who am I? Why am I living? Life has become stupid and purposeless. Nothing makes sense anymore. The questions I had when I came to college are still unanswered and now I am convinced there are no answ ...
Series: Ecclesiastes
Robert Dawson
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
(David Jeremiah's 31 Days to Happiness and Charles Swindoll's Living on the Ragged Edge were both very helpful and influential in this series)
Rick Warren in the introduction to his book The Purpose Driven Life describes a survey conducted by Dr. Hugh Moorhead, philosophy professor at Northeastern Illinois University. Moorhead wrote to 250 famous philosophers, scientists, writers, intellectuals, asking a simple questions: “What is the meaning of life?” Some offered their best guesses; others admitted they just made up a response; still others honestly admitted they were clueless. Several of these great intellectuals even asked Moorhead to write back and tell them if he had discovered the purpose of life?
Their responses are rather frightening. For the average person it has to be somewhat discouraging to think that when posited with the ultimate question of life's value and purpose the very best that some of our greatest minds could come up with was nothing more than a guess, admission of ignorance or just a lame response of 'I dunno you tell me.' If a sampling of the world's brightest and best can't find a clue what hope do the rest of us have.
It is not a random or fleeting question that only the philosophically minded ask. It is a persistent and nagging question that plagues the mind of every human being. It has been asked by every person who has ever lived. Is life, especially my life, significant? The answer a lot of people give or lack thereof drives many to despair or into a melancholy lifestyle of denial.
David Jeremiah in his book 31 Days to Happiness shares this letter, an anonymous, from a college student that reads: To anyone in the world who cares: Who am I? Why am I living? Life has become stupid and purposeless. Nothing makes sense anymore. The questions I had when I came to college are still unanswered and now I am convinced there are no answ ...
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