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the fool.” He's talking about their

remembrance. The wise man and the fool

dies, and how many remember them?

Generations go by and they’re basically

forgotten. When you turned on your lights

this morning, how many of you thought of

Thomas Edison? Did you think of him when

you flipped the lights on this morning? No.

When you use the phone, if you used it this

morning, how many of you thought of

Alexander Bell? Did he come to your mind?

No, you didn't think of that. People don't

remember most of this. It doesn’t even

matter to most people. And that's what

Solomon is saying. He said the fool and the

wise man, I mean, when you're dead, you're

dead. It's over.

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