Quotation zu Kohelet 2:18
וְשָׂנֵ֤אתִֽי אֲנִי֙ אֶת־כָּל־עֲמָלִ֔י שֶׁאֲנִ֥י עָמֵ֖ל תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ שֶׁ֣אַנִּיחֶ֔נּוּ לָאָדָ֖ם שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥ה אַחֲרָֽי׃
Ich verwarf auch all mein Mühen, womit ich mich gemüht unter der Sonne, da ich es doch einem Menschen werde lassen müssen, der nach mir sein wird. —
Footnotes to Kohelet by Bruce Heitler
One characteristic of a person who lives entirely in the world under the sun is the inability to form a gratifying relationship with his children and his successors. One who lives primarily in the world of getting and spending is unable to identify with future generations just as he is unable to appreciate that a person is not an isolated atom. The alternative perspective emphasizes that a person is inherently involved with the well being of family, friends, neighbors and society.
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