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Life As Hevel Reveals Human Limits
- Tim Mackie argues Ecclesiastes's core is that life is hevel: fleeting, absurd, and often ungraspable.
- Recognizing this fragility reframes expectations about control and meaning in life.
Hevel Means Human Blindness, Not No Meaning
- The teacher believes life has ultimate meaning tied to God's purposes even if we can't always perceive it.
- Hevel points to human finitude, not to cosmic meaninglessness.
Accept Simple Joys As God's Gift
- Enjoy meals, drinks, and satisfaction in your work because these are gifts from God.
- Accepting life's limits lets you receive everyday joy instead of chasing ultimate fulfillment here.