Ecclesiastes 1:11

"There is no remembrance of earlier things; and also of the later things which will occur, there will be for them no remembrance among those who will come later still."no remembrance of earlier things" -But some people pin their hopes on posterity. They say, "But we will live on through our children and grandchildren". Or, "I will erect. lasting monument to my existence,. will do something that will guarantee that. will not be forgotten!" "our history is always turning back on itself, failing of its promise. The journey goes on; we never arrive. Under the sun there is nowhere to make for, nothing finally satisfying or really new. As for pinning our hopes on posterity, in the end posterity will have lost the faintest memory of us" (Kidner p. 26). Some say, "But we live in the information age". Actually,. more honest assessment might be---- the loss of information age.

The Credentials Of The Writer

But someone could ask, "What does the writer know about life? What are his qualifications?" In the next verse we are given the credentials of the seeker.