North? South? East? West? Right or left?

i have a small story to share, i read it in my text book of a spiritual enrichment class a few years ago n it affects me deeply:

there was an old man minding a small farm near a forest. he was a poor man, and all he got from his farm was only enough to feed himself. one day, he was looking for herbs in the forest like usual when he heard the cuckoo of a chick. he found the chick n brought her home. he tended to the chick n eventually the chick became a very beautiful hen. the next thing tat happened was the hen laid golden eggs. one golden egg each day, day after day, n the farmer became rich. he was happy of course, but the richer he got, he became more impatient. he wanted the hen to give him golden eggs in bigger amount n to lay the eggs quickly. eventually, he became so impatient he decided to cut the hen open to get all the golden eggs at once. of course, there were no golden eggs inside the hen. this is the story about the importance of decision -making.

sometimes we need to decide on small issues: where to dine, which blouse to go with which pair of jeans. these are insignificant decisions, n a wrong judgment usually won bring much harm.

so now let's talk bout the real important issues: education, job, marriage. these are wat ppl usually consider the most important choices in our lives. yes, they are extremely important. taking a wrong turn might get us ended up in somewhere we don like, or make us take a big u-turn to get to our initial destination.

okay now, so if u think, those up there are the really BIG decisions, what would u think about eternity? how would u spend your life of eternity after death? eternity. how long is that? if u choose correctly, u will ended up somewhere full of joy n praise. wat if u make a wrong decision? if u think its too heavy for u, think again. its never too early, for anything. there's only too late.

when u are dying, lying on your bed, all your past memories, flashing across your head. then u will think: all my life of hard work, wat am i after anyway? fame? glory? money? luxuries? if life is all about chasing after these things, why would u still feel so empty now, everything start to seem meaningless. if i m borned to die, what is the meaning of life?

it is useless, useless, said the philosopher. life is useless, all useless. you spend your life working, laboring and what do you have to show for it? generations come and generations go, but the world stays just the same. Ecclesiastes 1: 2-4

nothing that i had worked for and earned meant a thing to me, because i knew that i would have to leave it to my successor, and he might be wise, or he might be foolish-who knows? yet, he will own everything i have worked for, everything my wisdom has earned for me in this world. it is all useless. so i came to regret that i had worked so hard. you worked for something with all your wisdom, knowledge and skill and then you have to leaveit all to someone who hasn't had to work for it. it is useless, and it isnt right! Ecclesiastes 2: 18-21

it is all useless, it is like chasing the wind. Ecclesiastes 2: 26

so wat's the point of livin then? which way is the correct direction? how do u know for sure? because this has to do with eternity, i hope everyone can spend time to think about this instead of following what your friends or other ppl are doin, because u are deciding for something bigger than life!

share with me when u found yours! i have found mine.