But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless—like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere. Ecclesiastes 2:11 Solomon was a young king but just like any other young adult he wanted to find himself. Even with all the wisdom he possessed it wasn't enough to make him the happiest person alive. Ecclesiastes 2:3 says, “So I decided to fill my body with wine while I filled my mind with wisdom. I tried this foolishness because I wanted to find a way to be happy. I wanted to see what was good for people to do during their few days of life.” When that didn't work Solomon begin to occupy his time and mind with obtaining worldly things like homes, land, gold and silver, slaves and whatever else money could buy. He became the richest and most famous king of all time. Yet these things amounted to nothing. The Bible says, "But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all ...