Vanity upon vanity simply means that money, power, fame, or any material possessions can’t save you from dying, and you won’t take anything with you when you die. Everything is transitory and therefore of no lasting value.
The reality of this life is that we will all die some day: rich or poor,great or little, black or white, ugly or pretty, dumb or smart, tall or short,good or bad,sick or healthy, loud or quiet,sad or happy, humble or proud,literate or illiterate, old or young and that’s the reason why you shouldn’t look down on people no matter the level you get to in life.
When we say it’s all vanity, we don’t mean quit your job or pause your life or don’t achieve your dreams, we’re only saying that be humble,treat people well and know that it’ll all end some day,so there’s no need to be full of yourself and think that you’re above others.
Therefore,don’t do evil or kill or destroy others or yourself because you want wealth, power, or fame. But it doesn’t mean that you don’t work honestly to earn a living.
Even though we all know that we’ll die but we must still not be lazy because of this fact but work hard to take care of ourselves and our families with our honest earnings with modest lifestyle.
Some people seek satisfaction in acquiring wealth, thinking it will bring happiness. Wealth does not create happiness and fulfillment. Wealth is simply a multiplier. Money makes you more of what you already are. If you were unhappy with no money, you would be even more unhappy if you acquired more money. Imagine the tragedy of those who have acquired great wealth but still find unfulfillment in their lives. This is also vanity.
However,it’s not bad to have an ambition to become successful or a billionaire, but when you finally achieve that dream, don’t forget to impact lives positively and use the money to support families, communities, and specially, the needy. But always remember to stay humble, and nobody will tell or remind you that your wealth is vanity.
Death is the manifestation of the pointlessness of our lives and it doesn’t matter who or whatever validates us but at the end of it all, we’ll still die and nothing shall we take along to our graves. It’s painful, but it is the hard truth,so we need to begin to humble ourselves and know that life itself is vanity,let alone the material things in it we see and desire to have.
All is vanity. If nothing else controls your beliefs and lifestyle, everything is vanity. But again, all is vanity.
