Solomon's shoes

And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour. - Ecclesiastes 2:10

Ah! If only we could be in Solomon’s shoes.
To have had the privilege to do as we wish! To put into action all our whims and pleasures!
To be the wisest person to have ever lived!
Yes! That would be the ultimate. Then everything would be as we wished. BUT, do you know what he concluded after being able to do all he desired and having all that he could ever wish for?

Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.- Ecclesiastes 2:11

Blessed indeed he was with wisdom. And blessed he was such that nothing of all he did led to his early death. Instead he was granted life and an opportunity to preach on his experiences afterwards. If that had not been done how many would have listened. In this instance we should learn from his experiences as not many of us have that privilege in God’s light to experience sin first hand and live to tell about it without its scars. Vanity of vanities! Indeed we should just do as we were created for.

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.-Ecclesiastes 12:13-14