Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
One line sums up an entire reign: Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. Not one or the other — both, and more than anyone else alive. If any life could prove that having everything solves everything, this should be it.
But anyone who reads further into Solomon's own writing knows how that story actually ends. The man who had it all eventually wrote an entire book wrestling with how empty it felt anyway. Wisdom and wealth, stacked as high as they could go, still weren't the same as peace.
That's worth sitting with if you've ever assumed the next achievement, the next raise, the next win would finally be the one that settles things. Solomon got there. All the way there. And it's his own testimony, not an outsider's judgment, that says something was still missing.
If you've ever chased an achievement expecting it to finally be enough, Solomon's own honest verdict is worth reading before you chase the next one.
A short video on this is coming soon — for now, read on.