A Life That Matters? Anyone?

According to a report in the New York Times on the Census Bureau's 2007 Statistical Abstract, what college freshmen want out of life has changed in the last 35 years. In 1970, a whopping 79 percent said their number one priority was to develop a "meaningful philosophy of life." Whoa. Seventy-five percent(!) of today's college newbs are more interested in making bank, deciding that their first goal is to be "very well off financially." Ouch.

According to the richest, wisest guy that ever lived, lots of your friends are headed for a giant letdown: "Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income." (Ecclesiastes 5:10) Read the whole book of Ecclesiastes to find out what his "meaningful philosophy of life" was. You might also check out a copy of Mark's book on Ecclesiastes called Living a Life That Matters.