Two Men, Two Experiments, Same Answer
Two men, separated by centuries, ran essentially the same experiment. The voice of Ecclesiastes had wealth, power, pleasure, wisdom, and everything the ancient world called success. Leo Tolstoy had aristocracy, military adventure, family, wealth, fame, and literary immortality. Both climbed the ladder, reached the top, looked around—and discovered the same uncomfortable truth: none of it could answer death. Ecclesiastes called it hevel—vapor. Tolstoy called it a crisis of meaning. Different men, different worlds, same conclusion: the things of this world cannot do the job of God.