Ecclesiastes 3.10-13 RSV "I have seen the business that God has given to the sons of men to be busy with. He has made everything beautiful in its time; also he has put eternity into man's mind, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. I know that there is nothing better for them than to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live; also that it is God's gift to man that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil."

This booklet expresses the idea that man was created for happiness as well as usefulness. So life would be if people were in good health, but this is not always the case. In addition some people seem to want to wage war and commit crime. Therefore today's people seem to find themselves in desperate situations.

One surprising observation the writer of this booklet brings to light is that old Sumerian and other ancient writings have the biblical starting point that everything in the beginning of man's time was wonderful, with perfect people living in harmony with God, rather than taking the view that man has been improving his situation. This corroborates the Biblical account of the Garden of Eden.

It tries to answer questions such as 'what is goodness?', 'what is evil and sin?' and would God's kingdom and ultimate victory be imperfect and incomplete if evil were allowed to exist eternally ?

However it was written 50 years ago and the wording is often 'old fashioned' and quotes people that this generation would not know.

Nevertheless one of our readers was 'uplifted and comforted by its content' and that it 'is very relevant to today's people'.

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