I remembered of an idiom "Wine and lunch bag", what does "Wine and lunch bag" mean? It is used to describe useless "officials" and "people". We say: These people are a bunch of trash who can only "eat"! I have been thinking about the relationship between Confucius and Jesus. Is there any relationship between Confucianism and Christianity? The answer is: There must be a relationship! Jesus said: (Matthew 6:25) Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? ~ There are two important "truths" in Jesus' words! The purpose of our eating and drinking is to prolong life! The purpose of our clothes is: to make us look good! And "living" our food, drink and food are valuable! "Healthy" our clothes are important! If we don't have a healthy body, do we care what clothes and shoes we wear? If we don't have life, we don't even need to "eat and drink"!
Chinese people have been influenced by "Confucianism" since childhood! Our education since childhood is: "Scholar, Farmer, Worker, Businessman"! "Businessmen" have always been the lowest class in Chinese history. Why? Because we often say: Businessmen! Businessmen! Always is money first! No traitor, no business! Businessmen will always be equated with "treacherous"! Why is modern Chinese education changing? Because the officials in the history of modern China are all "Wine and lunch bags"! What's the meaning? That is, "corrupt officials" have appeared in modern Chinese history, and "corrupt officials" are representatives of "Businessmen"! A country is controlled by "Businessmen" with the lowest morals in society, and this country will also become a "country of wine and lunch bags"! What is the "Country of Wine and Lunch Bags"? It is the "country that worships eating and drinking", or in other words, the "country that worships money"!
Chinese culture tells us: To excel in studying is to be an official! "Officials" is the highest level of social morality! In Chinese history, very few people with real knowledge became officials, but they all had clean and honest characters! Tao Yuanming won't bow down for five shakes of rice! It means that he was not violate his moral and conscience for money! "Officials" is the highest standard for literati! Confucian culture teaches us: "Being an official must have the quality of being an official"! It's not that you can become a 9th grade sesame official just by reading a few broken books! How many officials are there in Chinese history? But how many people can really be remembered by history? There are many literati in Chinese history, but they can often leave their names in history, why? Can "money" make people famous in history? The answer is: Money can never make people famous! Money only makes people notorious!
"Wine and lunch bags" is an interesting idiom! "Wine and lunch bags" can describe a person or an official who have no value and only eat and drink! "Wine and lunch bags" is used to describe a country, which means that the country "worships money"! This country regards money as the highest goal of their country! Thank God! If the history of China was "The country of the Wine and Lunch Bags", then Chinese culture would have been extinct long ago! The Chinese will no longer exist! Look at the "Israelites" and see what the "Bible" tells us? The Israelites have always been a country that worships "material culture". Why have the Jews been thrown around all over the world? How can a group of people who don't understand "love" and "morality" that they be loved by others? If a group of "loveless and immoral" people are allowed to run a country, how pathetic are the people of this country? Who wants to become "true friends" with people who recognize money but not humans? People who recognize money but disregard mankind are also "standard selfish" people. Is this kind of person worthy of being friends?
想起一個成語「酒囊飯袋」，「酒囊飯袋」是什麼意思？就是用來形容沒有用的「官員」和「人」，我們說：這些人就是一群只會「吃」的廢物！一直在思考孔子和耶穌間的關係，到底儒家思想和基督教有沒有關係？答案是：肯定有關係！耶穌說：(馬太福音 6:25) 「所以我告訴你們，不要為生命憂慮吃甚麼，喝甚麼；為身體憂慮穿甚麼。生命不勝於飲食嗎？身體不勝於衣裳嗎？(Matthew 6:25) Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?～耶穌這句話有兩個重要的「真理」！我們吃喝的目的就是：延續生命！我們穿衣服的目的就是：讓我們的外表看起來不錯！而「有生命」我們的吃喝飲食才有價值！「有健康」我們的衣著才重要！如果我們沒有健康的身體，我們會在乎自己穿什麼衣服和鞋子嗎？如果我們沒有生命，我們連「吃喝飲食」都不需要啦！
中國人從小受到「儒家思想」薰陶！我們從小教育就是：「士農工商」！「商人」在中國人的歷史上，永遠都是最低下階層，為什麼？因為我們常常說：「奸商」！奸商！無奸不商！商人永遠和「奸詐」畫上等號！為什麼現代中國教育改變？因為現代中國歷史上的官員都是「酒囊飯袋」！什麼意思？就是中國近代史上都出現「貪污官員」，「貪污官員」就是「奸商」的代表！一個國家被社會中道德最底層的「奸商」控制，這國家也會變成「酒囊飯袋的國家」！什麼是「酒囊飯袋的國家」？就是一個「崇拜吃喝飲食的國家」，再換而言之就是一個「崇拜金錢的國家」！
中國文化告訴我們：學而優則「仕」！「仕」是社會道德中的最高層！在中國歷史上、真正有學問的人很少當官、但他們都有清廉的人品！陶淵明不為五抖米折腰！就是意味不會為了錢，違背自己的道德良知！「仕」是文人最高標準！在儒家文化教導我們：「當官必需有當官的品質」！不是隨便讀幾本破書，就可以混一個9品芝麻官！中國歷史有多少官員？但真正能讓人記住的又有多少人呢？中國歷史上有很多文人，但他們常常能夠留名青史，為什麼？「錢」能不能讓人留名青史？答案是：錢永遠不能讓人留名青史！錢只會讓人臭名昭彰！
「酒囊飯袋」是一句有趣的成語！「酒囊飯袋」可以形容一個人和一個官員沒有任何價值，只會吃喝飲食！「酒囊飯袋」用來形容一個國家，就意味這個國家「拜金」！這個國家以金錢為他們國家的最高目標！感謝主！如果中國歷史就是「酒囊飯袋的國家」那中國文化早就滅絕！中國人也不會再存在！看看「以色列人」，看看「聖經」告訴我們什麼？以色列人一直是崇拜「物質文化」的國家，為什麼猶太人一直在萬國被拋來拋去？一群不懂「愛」又沒有「道德」的人，怎麼可能會讓人喜愛呢？如果讓一群「沒有愛和沒有道德」的人掌管一個國家，這國家的人民多麼可悲啊？認錢不認人的人，誰願意和他們成為「真心朋友」？認錢不認人的人也是「標準自私自利」的人，這種人值得成為朋友嗎？