Meditating on Ecclesiastes

Solomon wrote the book of Ecclesiastes in his old age, perhaps in his late 50s or early 60s. I have reached Solomon's age when he wrote the book, and I thought I might have something to say as I reflect on the book of Ecclesiastes. In fact, I am writing a book on it, thus far at a leisurely pace of a few hundred words a day, hardly ever passed a thousand words a day which is very slow going compared to my commentary on John 13-21 which I wrote in 52 days from ch. 17 to ch. 21 of John's Gospel. It was a whirlwind but I received strength from the Lord to do that, even several times getting up at 3am in the morning to continue work on the commentary until finished.

Now I am not rushing, meditating on Ecclesiastes, which has much food for thought, as Solomon in all his wisdom recorded these sayings of wisdom in his last days. If I can get it the book by year's end, it will be an accomplishment. Since I have published one book already in 2026, I may just wait until next year 2027 to publish another book, but it is the Lord's hands. I might get some inspiration in the next few weeks or months, and I could write like a ready scribe of Psalm 45 and lo and behold I have another commentary finished towards the end of the year, God willing. 

Nonetheless, I was thinking deeply on Ecclesiastes, now up to ch. 2 where it says wisdom is better than folly but yet all is vanity as everyone will meet its end sooner or later, and there is nothing worthwhile on earth to do under the sun. Ramanujan, the famous Indian mathematician said he would be remembered for 100 years, and he passed away in 1920, it's more than 100 years and I am still watching videos on his life, though most of his maths discoveries are beyond my understanding but I could still wonder at his great achievement, a self-taught person who later went to Cambridge University and more than 100 years after him, his maths formulae are still being unraveled and proved by PhD students and studied by famous mathematicians besides. But will my books be read in 100 years' time? I have no such confidence though I can say I was born out of time, where I am now and very few appreciate what I could offer with the knowledge and wisdom that God granted to me.