Have you found Ecclesiastes to be rather depressing? Have you identified with the experience and observations of the author? Have you had any ‘aha’ experiences as you’ve heard the analysis of life? While death is the destiny that awaits us all, there’s a life to be lived before then. Ecclesiastes is not nihilistic. It’s life affirming.
Anyone who is among the living has hope—even a live dog is better off than a dead lion! (9:4)
