 This is one who's been blinded by the fleeting pursuits of the here and the now. And so this is a man who operates with reference to self. That is the issue. In fact, just notice some of the details of this. Notice, first of all, verse 16. Jesus says that the land of this rich man was very productive. The land of this rich man was very productive. The term here for land is the word kora. It means literally to have some extensive holdings.