[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":9},["ShallowReactive",2],{"post-a-travesty-of-fate-life-under-the-sun":3},{"documentId":4,"title":5,"slug":6,"text":7,"publishedAt":8,"createdAt":8,"updatedAt":8},"f7e9aeef-e064-4dc0-b6c2-c3a235cec505","A Travesty Of Fate: Life Under The Sun!","a-travesty-of-fate-life-under-the-sun","\u003Cp>A Travesty Of Fate: Life Under The Sun!\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Ecclesiastes 8:14 \u003Cbr>NIV\u003Cbr>There is something else meaningless that occurs on earth: the righteous who get what the wicked deserve, and the wicked who get what the righteous deserve. This too, I say, is meaningless.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cbr>Great observations, great comments indeed! Life Under the Sun is complex and full of situations that do not make sense; one such situation is what the writer described—a mismatch.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>What should go to the righteous rather goes to the wicked, and vice versa! Just pause and reflect; you’ll remember having seen or perhaps experienced this before. At least I have!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>A scholarship instead of being awarded to a brilliant person rather went to a dull, not brilliant person because of “ connections”!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>A position of trust that requires the holder to be wise went to an unwise, comedic character because he/she can play to the gallery!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>A punishment that the wicked disloyal, lawless etc deserved was rather visited on the loyal, law-abiding because he had no one to speak on his behalf in a case that he/she brought a group for judgment.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>As I was told by a friend “In a case of maltreatment brought by the cockroach to a court where the fowl is the judge ; he is guilty even if he is  right  !” Why? You can guess the answer and you are right.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>On a lighter note, some have food but do not have the stomach to eat it; while others have the stomach but do not have food to eat!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Some have money,  but do not know what to do with it, whereas others know what to do only lacking money!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Again, some have ideas but lack the opportunity, whereas others have the opportunity but lack ideas.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>These are real-life situations; the writer of Ecclesiastes knew these firsthand hence his conclusion, meaningless, vanity and vexation!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>The same we see around us every day. Some go hungry; others throw food away. Some find themselves in prison for a crime they never committed while the real culprits walk free.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Was the righteous Jesus not swapped for the wicked murderer Barabbas? It was done to Jesus; it will be done to you! This is the way of life under the Sun; nothing is perfect.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Beloved, life is not what you think it should be as the writer pointed out,  there is travesty of justice, so develop a strong spirit so you can stand firm should these ever happen to you.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>You’ll walk through the valley of rejection; you’ll be maligned, evil spoken of instead of being appreciated; expect these because that is what life under the Sun is about! It’s not easy, but let the following words be of comfort and assurance to you.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Ecclesiastes 8:12 \u003Cbr>NIV\u003Cbr>Although a wicked person who commits a hundred crimes may live a long time, I know that it will go better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>A thought to share!\u003C/p>","2026-10-17T09:16:43.263Z",1792229642399]