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INTRODUCTION
I learned many lessons from my grandmother.
She told me about two brothers, named Carlos and Ricardo.
They were good friends with each other, at least most of the time.
One day, their grandma decided to give them a gift: a nice wood airplane.
So, she called both boys, showing them two identical packages and saying:
- I have a present for each of you!
Yayyy!
They shout.
- Because Carlos is older he can choose first!
Yayyy!
Carlos shouts.
As good boys always do, he looks at his brother’s sad face and says:
- You can chose first Ricardo!
Yayyy!
Ricardo Shouts!
But Grandma interrupts and says,
- No, I said the older has the right to choose first!
So Carlos takes one package and starts to open it.
While he peels off the layers of paper, Ricardo looks on with wide eyes.
At that point he had already forgotten that he would get a present as well.
Ricardo is more interested in discovering the mysteries of Carlos’ present.
Grandma gives the second package to Ricardo but he does not even blinks.
His only desire at that moment is to see what Carlos is going to get.
When Ricardo sees that awesome, super, mega, incredible airplane he immediately starts to yell:
- I want that one!
I want that!
I want that!
Once again, Carlos has a nice attitude and says:
- Okay Ricardo, you can have mine and I’ll take yours.
Once again grandma says:
- No, you keep yours and he will have his.
So, Ricardo gets his package and slowly starts to open it.
With tears of anger in his eyes he realizes that both presents are exactly the same!
Oops…Now he is not angry anymore, but he is silent and ashamed.
After the story, she told me I was one of these two brothers.
Providentially I was Carlos!
PAGE #1 - GREED IN THE LIVES OF THE TWO BROTHERS
In the text we also see two brothers.
They were two greedy brothers and the younger wants what belonged to the older as well.
Jesus was teaching and someone asked him to solve an issue between him and his brother.
He shouts out from the midst of the crowd.
- Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me!
As usual, Jesus’ response to the question is not quite expected.
He said to the man:
- What do I have to do with that?
Who told you that I am your judge or arbiter?
There are rules to be followed in our tradition!
The rule in that time stated that the oldest son would receive a double portion of the inheritance.
Jesus knew these two brothers.
The problem was not the older brother selfishness but the greed of two brothers and, that is why Jesus says “Watch out!
Be careful to guard against all forms of greed!”
Yes, there are several kinds of greed!
To those listening to Jesus maybe the most common type of greed was regarding money and possessions.
However, Jesus is saying that greed affects different areas of their lives!
To illustrate this he tells a parable.
So here is my personal version of the parable:
A Certain man was a very successful farmer from Kansas.
This man had wheat fields in Kansas, orange groves in Florida, a coffee plantation in Colombia and thousands heads of cattle in Texas!
He had bank accounts in Delaware, Panama and Switzerland!
One year there was a huge harvest, so great that he did not have enough barns for storage!
What a great opportunity to share!
Don’t you think!?
However, this man was more interested in having his barns full of wheat than having his life filled with grace!
He had a businessman’s head but not a God centered heart!
This is what the man thought:
“What can I do?”
And in a schizophrenic moment he said to himself:
“I know!
I am really awesome!
It is not for nothing that they call me Mr. RichGuy of Kansas!
I will destroy all my barns and I will build new ones, better ones, improved and much bigger!
So, when I will have my super duper barns and much money in my accounts I will be able to say to my soul: Let’s go to Hawaii, Europe, Rio de Janeiro!
Now it is time to enjoy life and rest a lot because I deserve it!”
The text does not make it clear whether or not the two brothers were as rich as the farmer but it is really clear that they were as greedy as the farmer was!
At this point we realize that the trouble here is more than greed but it is death!
This farmer, despite all his wealth is still a human being and humans die!
Then Jesus tells his followers what God says to this man:
“You are crazy!
You are going to die today, so who will use all you have prepared for yourself?”
Then, Jesus says that death (the eternal punishment) will happen with those who store up everything for themselves but are poor in the sight of God.
That is, those who prefer storage treasures in their earthly barns instead in barns in heaven will not have a happy ending!
That man preferred to tear down his barns than to give away what he could.
He’d rather have full barns on earth than full barns in heaven!
PAGE #2 - GREED IN THE LIVES OF OUR PEOPLE
Many times we are just like this farmer.
Often we prefer to store up riches here than to fill up our barns in heaven.
Our barns cannot contain everything we desire.
It does not matter the size of my barn or the amount of my goods; I often find myself dreaming about new possibilities.
What if I win the lottery?
What if I find a suitcase full of money?
What if I get that promotion?
What if? What if? What if?
I heard about a very greedy man named Paul who lived in a very small city.
One day he was missing a bag that contained a total of 5000 dollars.
He searched for it but couldn’t find it.
He told his friends, neighbors, and workers about his lost bag and requested hat they inform him if they found it.
After a couple of days, a little girl who used to live near Paul’s house found that bag.
She told her father about it.
He told his daughter that it was Mr. Paul’s bag and that he would return it to him.
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