Be careful what you ask for

Yesterday proved to be quite hectic.  I hope and pray that it will be a very good (and easier) day today - but sometimes what we think is good may not be, as shown by the passage today.

The Gospel According to John - Chapter 12

約翰福音 12

1.  What was Judas Iscariot's concern when at Mary, Martha and Lazarus' house?
2. In addition to seeing Jesus, what else was causing many to believe in Jesus?
3. What must a kernel of wheat do to preserve its "legacy"?  
4. Though many believed in Jesus, why would they not confess their faith publicly?
5. What was the purpose of Jesus' coming to Earth, according to what Jesus says in this passage?
6. How much was the perfume worth that Mary put on Jesus' feet?
7. The passage about the "Triumphal Entry", as many call it is important.  What significance does it have?

Some other notes that I made myself.

1.  One would think that being brought back to life by Jesus would be a good thing.  However, from Lazarus' example we can imagine that it really was not the greatest thing ever.  After all, now he has Pharisees plotting to kill him and the fact that he still has to die again sometime seems really rough.  "Didn't I already go through that ordeal once?"
2. The above observation really brings us to the realization that God wants us to look at our lives in a very different perspective.  We get this from the comments made about the kernel of wheat.  Why is it that we as Christians so many times still view life the way the rest of the world does?