The Rich Fool: Build Bigger Barns or Better Hearts?

The Rich Fool: Build Bigger Barns or Better Hearts? (無知富翁的比喻)
A2 Level English · Luke 12

The Rich Fool
無知富翁的比喻

💰 Build Bigger Barns (穀倉) or Better Hearts?
建造更大的倉庫,還是更美善的心?

👼 小德德 (DerDer) · 溫暖正向
😈 小缺德 (BadDer) · 毒舌屬實
向下探索
Have you ever dreamed of (夢想過) making a lot of money, buying a big house, and just relaxing forever? Is it really a bad thing to have a great financial plan (理財計畫)?
你是否夢想過賺大錢、買大房子,然後永遠躺平放鬆?做好完美的理財計畫真的錯了嗎?

Let's see what Jesus thinks about this! 來看看耶穌怎麼說!
第1關 · 01

🤬 The Family Drama (家庭爭產糾紛!)

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小德德 (DerDer)
Hello everyone! Today we are reading a famous story from Jesus. But do you know why He told it? He was teaching thousands of people when suddenly, a man interrupted (打斷) Him! 大家好!今天我們要讀一個耶穌說的有名故事。但你知道祂為什麼要說這個故事嗎?當時耶穌正在教導成千上萬的人,突然,一個男人打斷了祂!
😈
小缺德 (BadDer)
Let me guess (讓我猜猜). He wanted to be healed (被治癒)? Or he wanted to ask a smart theological (神學的) question? 讓我猜猜。他想要求醫治?還是想問一個聰明的神學問題?
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小德德 (DerDer)
No! He shouted (大喊), "Teacher, tell my brother to divide (平分) the inheritance (遺產) with me!" He wanted Jesus to be his judge (裁判) for a family money dispute (糾紛)! 都不是!他大喊:「師傅,請吩咐我的兄弟與我分家產罷!」他竟然想叫耶穌幫他們家爭財產來當裁判!
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小缺德 (BadDer)
Ha! Family drama (八點檔/戲劇) over money! Classic (經典的). So what did Jesus do? Did He help him get the money to buy a huge house in Xinyi District, Taipei? 哈!為了錢的家庭八點檔!太經典了。那耶穌怎麼做?祂有幫他拿到錢,好去台北信義區買大房子嗎?
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小德德 (DerDer)
No, Jesus refused (拒絕)! Instead, He saw the deep problem in the man's heart. He warned (警告) the crowd about greed (貪婪). And then He told the Parable (比喻) of the Rich Fool. Let's read it! 沒有,耶穌拒絕了!相反地,耶穌看穿了這人心裡的深層問題,並警告群眾要提防貪婪。緊接著,祂才說了這個「無知富翁的比喻」。我們來讀讀看!
第2關 · 02

🏛️ The Story of The Rich Fool (經文分享)

Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me." Jesus replied, "Man, who appointed me a judge over you?" Then he said to them, "Watch out! (小心) Be on your guard (提防) against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance (豐富) of possessions (財產)."

And he told them this parable: "The land of a rich man produced (生產) a lot of food. He thought to himself, 'What should I do? I have no place to put my crops (農作物).' Then he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down (拆毀) my barns and build bigger ones! ... And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many good things for many years. Relax, eat, drink, and be merry (歡樂)!'

But God said to him, 'You fool (糊塗人)! This very night your life will be taken from you. Then who will get all the things you prepared?'
This is how it is for anyone who saves treasure for himself but is not rich toward God."

人群中有一個人向耶穌說:「師傅,請吩咐我的兄弟與我分家產罷!」耶穌對他說:「人哪,誰立了我作你們的判官及分家人呢?」遂對他們說:「你們要謹慎,躲避一切貪婪,因為一個人縱然富裕,他的生命並不在於他的資產。

耶穌對他們設了一個比喻說:「有一個富翁,他的田地出產豐富。他心裏思量說:我可怎麼辦呢?因為我已經沒有地方收藏我的物產。他遂說:我要這樣做:我要拆毀我的倉房,另建擴大的... 然後,我要對我的靈魂說:靈魂哪!你存有大量的財物,足夠多年之用,你休息罷!吃喝宴樂罷!天主卻對他說:糊塗人哪!今夜就要索回你的靈魂,你所備置的,將歸誰呢?那為自己厚積財物而不在天主前致富的,也是如此。」

——《路加福音 Luke》12:13-21(思高聖經)
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小缺德 (BadDer)
See? I told you! The man had too much food, so he built a bigger barn. That is just basic economics (基本經濟學)! But God just kills him? "Tonight you die!" Boom! God sounds like an impatient (沒耐性的) mafia boss (黑手黨老大) who is jealous (嫉妒的) of rich people! 看吧?我就說!他食物太多,所以蓋個更大的倉庫。這只是基本經濟學啊!但天主直接把他殺了?「今晚你就要死!」砰!天主聽起來就像個沒耐性又嫉妒有錢人的黑手黨老大!
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小德德 (DerDer)
Hey! BadDer! Watch your mouth! (注意你的用詞!) You are going too far! God is not a monster. This is a parable. Jesus uses strong words to wake us up. The "death" in the story shows us that human life is very fragile (脆弱的). We cannot control (控制) when we leave this world. 嘿!小缺德!注意你的用詞!你太過分了!天主不是怪物,這是一個比喻。耶穌用強烈的字眼是要喚醒我們。故事裡的「死亡」是在告訴我們人類的生命非常脆弱,我們無法控制自己何時離開這個世界。
第3關 · 03

🧵 The Real Problem: Me, Me, Me! (真正的問題)

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Trivia & Background / 時空背景與冷知識

The Barns (倉庫): In Jesus' time, people usually kept (保存) food in small spaces inside their houses. Building large, special barns meant you were incredibly (極度地) rich.
Rich toward God (在天主前致富): How do you put money in Heaven's bank? You do it by loving and helping people on Earth!

😈
小缺德 (BadDer)
*Rolls eyes* Fine. But why is he a "fool"? (翻白眼)好啦,但為什麼他被叫「糊塗人」?
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小德德 (DerDer)
Look at the text, BadDer. The man only says "I" and "my". "My crops, my barns, my goods, my soul." He forgot two very important things:
1. He forgot God: He thought he did everything by himself. He didn't say "Thank God."
2. He forgot others: He didn't think about sharing his extra (多餘的) food with poor (貧窮的) people. This is called greed. 看看經文,他滿口都是「我」和「我的」。他忘了兩件重要的事:第一,他忘了天主,以為一切都是靠自己;第二,他忘了別人,完全沒想到把多餘的食物分給窮人。這就叫做「貪婪」。
第4關 · 04

❤️ What Does the Church Say? (教會的提醒)

"I have never seen a moving van (搬家貨車) behind a funeral procession (送葬隊伍). We cannot take our wealth (財富) with us.
What we can take is the love we have given, the works of mercy (慈悲) we have done!"

「我從來沒有看過搬家公司的車跟在靈車後面。我們無法將財富帶走。
能帶走的,只有我們付出過的愛,以及我們做過的慈悲善工!」

—— Former Pope Francis (前任教宗方濟各 於清晨彌撒的幽默提醒)
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小缺德 (BadDer)
Okay, okay. I get it. I will not be a greedy (貪心的) fool. Pope Francis was right. I have never seen a moving van behind a hearse (靈車) in Xinyi District either! 好啦好啦,我懂了。我不會當個貪婪的傻瓜。前任教宗方濟各說得對,我也從沒在信義區看過搬家公司的車跟在靈車後面啦!
第5關 · 05

🌱 Action Time! (現代啟示與行動)

01

👀 Look inside your room (檢視你的房間)

Do you have toys, clothes, or books that you do not use anymore?
看看你的房間,你有沒有不再使用的玩具、衣服或書?

02

🎁 Give it away! (慷慨分享)

Find one good thing and give it to a charity (慈善機構) or someone who needs it!
找出一樣好東西,把它捐給慈善機構或需要的人吧!

😈
小缺德 (BadDer)
I will give away my old math homework! Someone else can have it! I am so generous (慷慨的)! 我要把我寫過的舊數學作業捐出去!讓別人拿去用吧!我真是太慷慨了!
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小德德 (DerDer)
BadDer! Nobody wants your old homework! You need to give something that actually (真正地) helps people! 小缺德!沒有人想要你的舊作業啦!你要給真正能幫助別人的東西!

👼 小德德最後想說——

It is not wrong to save money or buy nice things. But remember, money is a tool, not a god. Do not let your heart become a "closed barn".

存錢或買好東西並沒有錯,但請記住,金錢只是工具,不是神明。不要讓你的心變成一座「封閉的穀倉」。

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