In the Book of Ecclesiastes we find Solomon in his old age, reflecting back on his life and his attempts to find purpose and fulfillment in life, while at the same time to a limited degree, including God in the mix.    Solomon was very rich and could afford to get anything money could buy, therefore he said, he tried it all. The king said he tried to find fulfillment in education, pleasure, materialism, wealth, music, philosophy, status, and sex. He actually did what most people only dream of. But in the end, it all turned into a nightmare of emptiness and vanity.  He said he tried all types of things and situations in his quest. He even named his various escapades, he said he got high, he partied, he got the best of music, he got him 1000 women, of which he could have sex with anytime he wanted, he built large mansions, he got all types of silver and gold, etc. It is in this context that we see Solomon, looking back over the days of his youth, and how he had squandered  much of what God had blessed him with, in his quest to find fulfillment, meaning, and peace, in the things of this world..  Solomon repeatedly used the word "vanity" when describing what he achieved in his quest, (he used it 38 times).  The word vanity used here is not speaking of personal vanity, as in spending too much time in front of their mirror every day. The word in the original Hebrew means emptiness, futility, meaninglessness, a wisp of a vapor, a hollow, empty ring, nothingness and a bubble that bursts. Solomon was saying that nothing on this earth would satisfy us completely. No thing, no pleasure, no relationship, no accomplishment will bring enduring value in life.  After reflecting back on his life, Solomon concluded that the most important thing to do is to seek to obey and honor God, while still young.  He warned that the evil days (the aches and pains of old age) would come. When the enthusiasm and ability to function in life would wane 1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;  Eccl 12:1.