Journey To Jerusalem Poem by amarachi Ossaji

I traveled to Jerusalem today
I went looking for the great teacher,
People say he's the wisest man on earth.
I wanted to know more about life,
But the teacher said to me
'Daughter everything is meaningless,
Completely meaningless,
Everything is wearisome beyond description.
No matter how much we see; we're never satisfied
No matter how much we hear; we're never content'

I stayed with the teacher for a month
And he said to me
'Daughter, nothing under the sun is truly new!
Sometimes people say'here's something new'
But actually it is old;
Nothing is ever truly new.
We don't remember what happened in the past
And in future generation
No one will remember what we're doing now'

I am still with the great teacher,
And he told me
'Daughter, I have seen everything in this meaningless life;
The death of good people and the long life of wicked people.
Don't be too good or too wise
Don't be too wicked either so you don't die before your time.
Our lives are like a shadow,
Who can tell what will happen on this earth when we're gone? '