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Ecclesiastes 4:6 - "Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and (anxious) chasing after the wind." In fact, just read the whole book o
by kirse 8y ago
Ecclesiastes 4:6 - "Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and (anxious) chasing after the wind."
In fact, just read the whole book of Ecclesiastes if you want some sobering realities on the nature of the hustle, the grind, the striving for material things:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+2&version=NASB https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+2&...
- ak39 8y agoThis is all well and good if the grind is about next level “material things”. A bigger house, another car, private schooling for the kids, that holiday etc. But there’s a huge proportion of humanity that has to grind just to keep their heads above water. One uninsured medical incident and it’s tickets for them.
- mkesper 8y agoBut that's a problem of the system and cannot be overcome by 'working harder'.
- DoofusOfDeath 8y agoMan, talk about a timeless book. Thanks for the reminder.