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Re:I am rich and have no idea what to do by cwalv on Friday January 03, 2025 @04:05AM (#42583953)
The book of Ecclesiastes is about this. It makes more sense if you s/meaningless/vapor/g, i.e. we're all chasing after something like smoke that we can see but can't 'catch'.
Re:I am rich and have no idea what to do by Tistron on Friday January 03, 2025 @05:08AM (#42584288)
I love that book. Haven't read much of the bible, but totally recommend anyone to read this Buddhist sutra that was smuggled in somehow :)
Re:I am rich and have no idea what to do by ryandvm on Friday January 03, 2025 @12:05PM (#42587353)
Fascinating that your version said "vapor". That's a much better translation. The versions I've read called it "vanity" which was even more obtuse. Once I figured out that they meant something insubstantial and fleeting, I found that particular book beautiful.
Re:I am rich and have no idea what to do by westmeal on Saturday January 04, 2025 @08:59AM (#42594702)
Everybody here is catching smoke Looking for the ephemeral Swallowing the sun in a moonlit room Standing at the foot of a rainbow Everybody here is catching smoke Looking for the ephemeral Riding on a yellow-bellied brown snake Sipping on hedonism