Two great men! Renowned for their wisdom!
One a builder of great cities, fortifications, military capacity, organizing his empire into the richest, and greatest force worldwide. The other an intellectual, a teacher, a leader bringing together rich and poor, slave and free, while sourcing incredible perseverance against all odds.
Two great men! Their recorded thoughts are accurately preserved as guideposts for all who take the time to listen.
Two great men! Both with contrasting views of life.
Gold, silver, precious stones, and the treasures of kings did not suffice to bring peace and contentment to one; instead, filled with despair, he bemoaned life, the afterlife and the futility of life devoid of purpose. The other, a prisoner of the Roman Empire, wrote of great soul-peace! This wise person found every day fulfilling! He was so settled in his personal accomplishments he lost all fear of death, making claims that an afterlife was his to anticipate.
In the pages of Wisdom In Contrast the author elicits the despairing emotion of the one, the triumph of the other, and the good wisdom of both.
The question remains: What of the author's life? What of the reader's life? Will it be a “Life well Lived?”
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