Hey guys, my name is Johnny Ardavanus and this is Dialin.

For the last few months, we've been studying the book of Ecclesiastes,

and in this episode we will look at the closing section of Solomon's book.

Solomon is going to give us the conclusion to all of his reflections and observations on life,

and the conclusion he provides is worthy not only of our attention but our application as well.

Let's dial one.

If you're a sports fan, you're likely familiar with the name Mickey Mantle.

The New York Yankee star was the face of

baseball and the successor to Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio. He was not only a baseball star, but he was a

cultural icon. Well, I recently watched an interview of Mantle that was conducted in 1994. Mantle was in his

early 60s at the time

and was in the hospital because of his 40 year battle

with alcoholism.

Mantle explained that he began each day

with the breakfast of champions.

A big glass of brandy and because of that,

the month prior to the interview,

he had received a liver transplant. He was in the hospital

recovering and he stated the following. God gave me the ability to play baseball and I wasted it.

I'm going to spend the rest of my life trying to make up for it. I want to start giving something

back. He then looks at the camera and it's amazing you can watch it on

YouTube. He says you talk about a role model and then he looks and says don't be like me. I'm going to

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