We can want many things and can even get them. But do we know how to keep them?
Often people who win the lottery end up loosing all their money and end up worse off afterwards.
You can go on a fad diet and loose lots of weight, but maintaining a healthy body is harder to do.
You can have great sexual intimacy with a person, but having deeper intimacy (emotional, intellectual and spiritual) and living a life with another imperfect person is difficult.
The man gains all he wants, looses it all, but does not learn. He does not realise he is the problem. He is selfish and lacking in knowledge and wisdom, so thinks more of the things he wants will ensure he keeps them.
Wisdom is more valuable than all earthly desires.
