The commentator William Barclay included these thoughts in his comments about the parable of the rich and foolish farmer in Luke 12:13-21 . . .
There is a story of a conversation between a young and ambitious lad and an older man who knew life.
“I will,” said the young man, “learn my trade.”
“And then?” said the older man.
“I will set up my business.”
“And then?”
“I will make my fortune.”
“And then?”
“I suppose that I shall grow old and retire and live on my money.”
“And then?”
“Well, I suppose that some day I will die.”
“And then?”
The point is obvious. If we live for what this life has to offer, when it is over we will have nothing. We’ll leave it all behind, or, as we sometimes say, “you can’t take it with you”. If, on the other hand, we live for God, we have our “treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal” (Matthew 6:20). What are your goals? Think!
– by Greg Gwin