我很忙，等退休了再考虑信仰吧。
I'm too busy. I'll think about faith after I retire.
简答 Short Answer
生命不在我们手中，没有人能保证自己活到退休那天。信仰不是闲暇时的消遣，而是关乎永恒的生死决定。今天就是恩典之日。
Life isn't in our hands — no one can guarantee they'll live to retirement. Faith isn't a leisure activity but an eternal life-and-death decision. Today is the day of grace.
详细解答 Detailed Answer
耶稣讲过一个比喻：一个财主丰收了，打算拆了旧仓库盖新的，然后对自己说：「灵魂哪，你有许多财物积存，可作多年的费用，只管安安逸逸地吃喝快乐吧！」上帝对他说：「无知的人哪，今夜必要你的灵魂，你所预备的要归谁呢？」（路12:16-20）
这个比喻直指我们的错觉——以为自己可以掌控明天。雅各书说：「其实明天如何，你们还不知道。你们的生命是什么呢？你们原来是一片云雾，出现少时就不见了」（雅4:14）。我们连下一秒都无法保证，怎敢说「等退休了」？
更深层的问题是：为什么要「等」？如果基督教是真的，那每一天没有上帝的生活都是巨大的损失。如果基督教是假的，了解清楚再否定也不迟。无论哪种情况，「等一等」都不是理性的选择。
而且，「忙」本身可能正是你需要信仰的原因。你在忙什么？为什么忙？忙的尽头是什么？传道书说「虚空的虚空，凡事都是虚空」（传1:2）——如果忙碌没有永恒的意义，它只是用噪音填满内心的空洞。
保罗说：「看哪，现在正是悦纳的时候！现在正是拯救的日子！」（林后6:2）。不是退休后，不是明天，是现在。上帝此刻正在呼唤你。
Jesus told a parable: A rich man had a great harvest, planned to build bigger barns, and told himself: 'Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.' But God said: 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you' (Luke 12:16-20).
This parable exposes our illusion of controlling tomorrow. James says: 'You do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes' (James 4:14). We can't guarantee the next second, yet dare say 'after retirement'?
Deeper question: why wait? If Christianity is true, every day without God is enormous loss. If false, investigating before rejecting won't hurt. Either way, 'waiting' isn't rational.
Moreover, busyness may be exactly why you need faith. What are you busy with? Why? What's at the end of it? Ecclesiastes says 'Vanity of vanities! All is vanity' (Eccl 1:2) — if busyness has no eternal significance, it's just filling the inner void with noise.
Paul says: 'Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation' (2 Cor 6:2). Not after retirement, not tomorrow — now. God is calling you this very moment.
📖 经文引用 Bible Verses
📚 推荐阅读 Related Readings
- •鲁益师，《返璞归真》；C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity📖
- •传道书 1-2章；Ecclesiastes 1-2