Theme: Parable of the Prodigal Son
Son's return
In a very distant place, on a beautiful farm, the father
and his two children lived together.
One day, the youngest, thinking he was working a lot on
the farm and wishing to have more fun, said:
- Dad, I want the part of the inheritance that belongs
to me. I want to enjoy life while I'm young.
The father, although upset, did the young man's wish. He
gave him a lot of money, with which he left the farm to
distant lands.
His bag full of gold attracted many interesting
companies and false friends for whom the boy sponsored
banquets, parties and expensive gifts.
The money, which in the beginning was a lot, was being
consumed quickly until it ran out. Then when that
happened the “friends”, kindness and comfort were gone.
The young man was surprised by a reality that he did not
know. He began to experience needs of all kinds,
including hunger.
Realizing, then, that the situation had changed, the
rich farmer's son started looking for a job or some
service that could at least guarantee him a meal.
However, times were difficult and the whole people was
going through a period of scarcity. Therefore, the
disappointed young man did not get any better service
than being a pig keeper.
Dejected and hungry, when he saw the pigs' food, he
wanted to eat it, but not even that bad-looking food
that was given to the animals was offered to him.
At night, still hungry, he was unable to sleep. Very
sad, he remembered his father and his home and thought:
“My father never let his employees hungry. I am no
longer worthy of being treated as before, as I
disregarded the good life I had and furthermore wasted
my father's money. But I will beg him to forgive me and
accept me as the simplest of his employees. I will
return to the farm”.
The next day the boy did what he had decided.
As he was approaching the farm, his father saw him from
a distance.
Without waiting for his son to arrive, the father went
to meet him on the way and threw himself into his arms,
hugging and kissing him many times, with a heart full of
joy for seeing his beloved son.
Upon noticing the boy's dirty and mistreated appearance,
the father immediately called his servants, ordering him
to bring him clean clothes and to feed him. Then he
commanded to be hold a big party at the same night, to
celebrate the boy's return.
The other son, who was working in the fields, when he
saw the commotion of people, coming and going, wanted to
know what happened and was informed, by the employees,
of his brother's return and the party that would happen
soon.
Without understanding his father's attitude, the eldest
son went to look for him and asked:
- Dad, for me, I was always by your side, you never
threw a party. But for my brother, who did what he had
done, you are preparing such a celebration! By any
chance, my father, do you approve of the actions he
took? Should we celebrate for him?
The father then clarified:
- My son, it is true that you were always with me and
everything that is mine is yours. You always shared of
what I have better and luckily you never went through
the needs your brother suffered for the wrong choices he
made. I don't celebrate what happened before. I will
only celebrate the fact that my beloved son has returned
and that he is with us again.
Hearing his father's words, the brother understood his
reasons and was also able to rejoice at the return of
his brother.
In the evening, there was a big party and the three were
back together and happy.
Text inspired by the parable of the
Prodigal Son.
Translation:
Larissa Martine - larissa_am@hotmail.com
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