In a crazy way I see Solomon and his wisdom being like so many in our world.
2:10 “And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them. I kept my heart from no pleasure, for my heart found pleasure in all my toil, and this was my reward for all my toil.”

Solomon is saying I work hard therefore I deserve to indulge in any pleasure I want. Another way to say it, “I am grown and I can do what I want.”  Solomon came to the conclusion that this was senseless or in his words vanity. Hard work is good, but pleasure will never fill the void that our world longs for. That alone is filled by understanding that this world is not all there is. This is merely the beginning of eternity and what we do here prepares us for forever. Putting up treasure here without planning for what will come after death is vain.

It would be like knowing you are going to Universal or Disney in 3 months and yet spending all of your money today on things that will not be of use then. Solomon was wise but he like many today did not understand that God is above time. He is eternal! What we see now is just a snippet of what is to come.

A true word to the wise, Matthew 6:19-21 “19-21 “Don’t hoard treasure down here where it gets eaten by moths and corroded by rust or—worse!—stolen by burglars. Stockpile treasure in heaven, where it’s safe from moth and rust and burglars.

It’s obvious, isn’t it? The place where your treasure is, is the place you will most want to be, and end up being.” What a great reminder to our world and to us today!