Is everything you’re building destined to be swept away by history?

In the book of Ecclesiastes, we’re told that human ambition to "stamp our name in history" is "futile vandalism and childish rebellion." The sun rises, the sun sets, and what we do will be forgotten. It’s a crushing thought for any entrepreneur or founder.

In this clip, Johann Kurtz, author of Leaving a Legacy, dives into this tension. He explains the profound shift from a vain pursuit of a temporary name to an act of submission that builds an eternal legacy—a central Catholic idea found right in the Bible.

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