(Luke 15:11-32) "We all have ambitions. But can we really fulfill all these ambitions? When we turn old and weak, we get tired of the ambitions that we had when we were young. It’s only when we are young that we are full of energy and ambition; once we get old, everything turns useless. We turn so fragile in our old age that even a goat can drag us anywhere it wants to go. When one is young, he is full of energy, but once he turns old, all his ambitions disappear. We get tired of everything. People are ambitious only for a short while in their youth; once they get a bit old, all they want is to just find a nice, warm place to lie down and take a nap. Try going to a seniors’ residence. Would you find anyone full of ambition? No, you won’t find anyone like that. This shows that one has ambition only when he has energy. The ambitions of mankind are also ephemeral, to disappear in the end. Even though we all have certain ambitions right now, in time they will all dissipate as water runs through our fingers. The same goes for our possessions, health, fame, and desires. We must realize that all these things will in fact be lost. God has given us desires. So we all have several representative desires, such as the desire for fame and wealth. However, even these desires will ultimately be wasted and lost. They can never be kept forever. Today’s Scripture passage tells the story of one such man who squandered everything. While reading this passage, we need to examine ourselves and ponder if we are not wasting everything God has given us. We should turn around and ask ourselves, “Have I not also wasted all my life?” As human beings, we are fundamentally different from mere animals, and therefore it is incumbent on us to think about our lives before they are over." Paul C Jong