Gospel of Thomas vs. Daodejing

1. And he said, "Whoever discovers the interpretation of these sayings will not taste death."
孔子：“朝闻道，夕死可矣”

2. Jesus said, "Those who seek should not stop seeking until they find. When they find, they will be disturbed. When they are disturbed, they will marvel, and will reign over all.
48.为学日益。为道日损。损之又损，以至於无为。无为而不为。取天下常以无事，及其有事，不足以取天下。

3. When you know yourselves, then you will be known, and you will understand that you are children of the living Father. But if you do not know yourselves, then you live in poverty, and you are the poverty.
第三十三章. 知人者智， 自知者明。 胜人者有力， 自胜者强。 知足者富。 强行者有志。 不失其所者久。 死而不亡者寿。

4. Jesus said, "The person old in days won't hesitate to ask a little child seven days old about the place of life, and that person will live.
55.含德之厚比於赤子。毒虫不螫，猛兽不据，攫鸟不抟。骨弱筋柔而握固。未知牝牡之合而全作，精之至也。终日号而不嗄，和之至也。知和曰常。知常曰明。益生曰祥。心使气曰强。物壮则老。谓之不道，不道早已。

5. Jesus said, "Know what is in front of your face, and what is hidden from you will be disclosed to you. 　

(6) His disciples questioned him and said to him, "Do you want us to fast? How shall we pray? Shall we give alms? What diet shall we observe?" Jesus said, "Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate, for all things are plain in the sight of heaven. For nothing hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain without being uncovered."
73. 天网恢恢疏而不失

11. On the day when you were one, you became two. But when you become two, what will you do?"
42.道生一。一生二。二生三。三生万物。

(17) Jesus said, "I shall give you what no eye has seen and what no ear has heard and what no hand has touched and what has never occurred to the human mind."

(24) His disciples said to him, "Show us the place where you are, since it is necessary for us to seek it." He said to them, "Whoever has ears, let him hear. There is light within a man of light, and he lights up the whole world. If he does not shine, he is darkness."

(70) Jesus said, "That which you have will save you if you bring it forth from yourselves. That which you do not have within you will kill you if you do not have it within you."

110% 方案

Mark McCormick 的“110% solution” 是老弟留下的几本“人生（商业）启蒙”书的一本。我向来对这类图书不太感冒：冠军是读书读出来的吗？

近来闲的无事，随手翻了翻，竟读到一个很有意义的故事：Mark 是一位成功的体育明星经纪人，一直是慧眼识珠（高尔夫和网球的明星很多在他名下）。只有一位高尔夫球员，素有“坏小子”之称，是很多经纪人眼中的麻烦角色，Mark 却长期与他签约。手下人不理解，Mark就给他们讲了一件小事：几年前的一天，Mark收到一封信。信里夹着一些加币的现金。原来这位高尔夫球手应邀去加拿大参加了一场球赛，因为方便，他就自己订了机票和旅馆，而对方也用现金支付了奖金。 Mark 能够想象的到这一幕：这位球手回到旅馆的房间，把10%的现金一张张点出来，在Mark 的经纪人公司完全不知道的情况下，如数寄回了经纪人应得的部分。

我不知道在信主之前我能否做到这些，因为“人人为自己，上帝为大家”，更有文化的会说“人不为己，天诛地灭”。 经上却说，“聪明人中了自己的诡计”。 可是我如何能放弃眼前的利益呢？如何能相信正直无伪的必定得蒙祝福呢？不是说“手中的一只鸟，胜过林中的两只鸟么？” 我甚至不知道现在的我一定能做到这些，因为我信，但“信不足焉”。

我想这个故事的答案就在于信心，在于对神对人的确信，在于能不能做那有福的“没有看见就信的人”。 信心不是天然产生的，否则我们就不再罪中了。主耶稣说过：“

如果信心来源于看见神迹，以色列人又何至于在旷野漂流40年？如果信心来源于自己的天然能力，有谁会相信一位被钉死在十字架上的青年木匠？

你們若是在不義的錢財上不忠信，誰還把那真實的信託你們？
那些在磐石上的，就是人聽了道，歡喜領受，但沒有根，不過是暫時信了，在試煉的時候，就退後了。