Hiding the treasure by burring it was a common practice in the olden days since there were no facilities such as present banking system or locker room. If untold about the place where the treasure is buried, it is missed forever for the next generations. Therefore it is quite natural that in the present time the treasures are found rarely when the ground is shaken for any purpose.
The meaning of treasure is something we value most. For a baby it can be a doll. For a teenager it can be his bike. It differs from person to person. Jesus mentions about the treasure that is not material in nature but the life in God.
For some people the food of senses can be a treasure. But they forgo it for the sake of higher treasure that is health. Some others even forgo the treasure of health for their ideologies. There are some others who leave the treasure of ideas for the kingdom values. The incidents of conversions are example for that.
Jesus asks us to search for the treasure. It is a call to understand the real value of the things in life that we consider so great, for which we spend all our time and the worth of discipleship that should be considered as highest of all.
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