Nov10,07 體內含鉛量 與犯罪有關Lead content in the body and crime +美好人生The Good Life

靈命日糧 - 2007年11月10日
美好人生
讀經: 路加福音12章13-21節
金句: 「你們要謹慎自守，免去一切的貪心，因為人的生命不在乎家道豐富。」（路加福音12章15節）
全年讀經: 耶利米書48-49章；希伯來書7章

我駕車行駛在休士頓的高速公路上，看見一個廣告牌，上面用斗大的字寫著：「美好人生！」我迫不及待地讀上面的小字，想知道它說的是怎樣的美好人生，原來這是湖畔小屋的售屋廣告，三十萬美元起價。這讓我想到，不幸的家庭住在這樣的房子裏會是怎樣的情景呢？比如裏面住著從未見過父母的孩子，或是同住在湖邊卻不願意一起生活的怨偶。
我想到路加福音12章中的故事，有人來找耶穌，請他吩咐他兄長和他分家產。這實在是個錯誤的請求。耶穌回答道：「你們要謹慎自守，免去一切的貪心，因為人的生命不在乎家道豐富」（15節）。接著，耶穌又提到一個富人，在上帝看來是個無知的人，這並不是因為他的成功及富裕，而是因為他在上帝面前不富足。
財富的加增並不意味著平安、快樂或自我實現感的增加，我們越早領悟到這一點，我們的人生就越美好。屆時我們就更能發現，我們夢寐以求的平安與喜樂──真正的「美好人生」，只有耶穌才能給予。JS
求主助我知足常樂，不是因為我所擁有；讓我不被謊言迷惑，財富不是幸福前奏。Sper
「美好人生」就藏在上帝的豐富裡。
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November 10, 2007
The Good Life
READ: Luke 12:13-21
Beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses. —Luke 12:15
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Driving down the highway in Houston, I passed a billboard with large letters that announced “THE GOOD LIFE!” I couldn’t wait to get closer to read the small print, which explained that the “good life” was about buying a lakefront home starting at $300,000. Which made me wonder if some unhappy families might live in those homes, with kids who never see their parents, or couples who, though living on the lake, wish they weren’t even living together.
Luke 12 came to mind as I remembered the story of the man who asked Jesus to tell his brother to divide the inheritance with him. That was the wrong thing to ask Jesus! He replied with a warning, “Beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses” (v.15). He then went on to tell the story of an extremely rich man who, from God’s point of view, was a fool—not because he was successfully wealthy but because he was not rich toward God.
The sooner we get over the illusion that more stuff means more peace, happiness, and self-fulfillment, the better off we will be. And then the more able we will be to find the longed-for peace and happiness—the true “good life”—that only Jesus can provide. —Joe Stowell—Joe Stowell-->
O Lord, help us to be content,Whatever we possess;Protect us from the foolish lieThat “more” brings happiness. —Sper
The “good life” is found in the richness of God.
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Bible in One Year: Jeremiah 48-49; Hebrews 7

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體內含鉛量 與犯罪有關 研究結果：使用無鉛汽油 降低犯罪率
【新華網】新的研究結果表明，使用無鉛汽油為減少英美及其他國家的犯罪活動立下了汗馬功勞。
英國《獨立報》日前報導說，含鉛金屬物質會損害大腦，導致有人採取進攻性舉動甚至犯罪。美國匹茲堡大學的研究發現，因犯罪被拘捕的城市青少年體內含鉛量比守法的同齡人高出3倍。紐約的福德姆大學對1000名犯罪的年輕人進行犯罪原因調查，結果發現，他們體內的高含鉛量可能與違法犯罪有直接聯繫。
上世紀20年代，為提高汽車發動機功率，有人開始把鉛添加到汽油中，這種方法被迅速採用，導致人體血液中的含鉛量開始增加。美國1974年率先停止使用含鉛汽油，其他一些國家隨後也逐步禁止使用含鉛汽油。從上世紀90年代初開始，美國的犯罪率開始大幅下降，至今仍不斷降低，其他一些國家的情況也如此。
2007-11-08
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Lead content in the body and crime Study: Use of unleaded petrol to reduce the crime rate 【- - New research results show that the use of unleaded petrol to reduce Britain and the United States and other countries of criminal activity made a contribution. The British "Independent" newspaper recently reported that leaded metal material will damage the brain, leading people to take offensive action and even crime. University of Pittsburgh researchers found, were arrested for crime in the cities young people lead law-abiding peers than than three times. New York's Fordham University on the 1000 crime reason for young people to carry out criminal investigations, the results showed that a high level of lead in their bodies may be related to delinquency of a direct link. In the 1920s, to increase car's engine power, it was starting to add to the lead in petrol, was quickly adopted this approach, resulting in human blood levels of lead began to increase. The United States in 1974 first stop the use of leaded petrol, then some other countries have gradually ban on the use of leaded petrol. From the early 1990s, the United States took a significant decline in the crime rate has continued to decrease in some other countries the situation was also the case. 2007-11-08 ~ ~ Read more news, take a look at the World Journal.