The "People" Inside All Of Us

After reading through the blog, I had an idea that could change the way we understand the book of Kohelet, or perhaps provide different options for understanding the sefer. Or maybe a mix of the two. Anyway. All of the different personalities in Kohelet are supposedly Shlomo, and/ or different things he went through in his life. As we read through the book, we tend to think of these personalities as totally different individuals who are "right" and "wrong" about different things, or people that share different ideas.This would be all very well and good to teach us if the purpose were to show us how to act or who not to be, but it doesn't seem like this is it, because there are points in each philosophy that ring true. So maybe, the point of Kohelet analyzing these different voices is to show us how to react to all the different ideas that come up in life and in all different types of situations. Maybe the point is to show us how to deal with all the different voices, personalities, and ideas inside each of us. Think about it- we are all pulled in different directions all the time. We have crazy thoughts and confusion 24/7. Perhaps Kohelet is trying to show us how to balance all our different ideas, break them down and see where they are coming from, and then figure out what the best thing to do is. The analytical skillset learned from Kohelet can be used as a valuable tool for life- to not always do what we want or to not do something that we aren't sure about. With the help of Kohelet, we can learn to make the decisions that are the best for us in any situation.