so theres a story of a man with to sons. the younger son sayed to his father that he wanted his shair of the money. father gave him his share and the younger brother went along his way living richly while he could, but impurely and used up his moeney without a care in the world. the villlage where he was stayin in was overtaken by hunger and poverty and thats when without his money, the younger son started workin as a pig farmer and he was so hungry that he ate even the pigs food. and thats when he remembered hi father and went to apologise.he told his father that he wasnt worthy of being his son and wanted to be his slave.father forgave him as he hugged him and then threw a party to celebrate the revival of his long dead son. thats when the older brother came and after finding out what was happening he sayed to his father: >:-( why shuuld you forgive him, the one who abandoned us. you wouldnt even give me a sheep for me and my friends to eat, after all this years iv been working and been with you, while he was spending money and having fun."

so what do you think its preety long i know, but i wanted to know your opinions: if you were the father what would you have done? answer honestly

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Reminds me of the very popular story, The Prodigal Son. I think it has been mentioned in the Bible as well.

In answer to your question, yes, I would, though I suppose my input isn't that realistic as I'm probably that son's age 🤢

There are times when you will miss what you never had. I wonder how you will find what you so desperately need.

In the dad's point of view, I probably will.
In the older brother's point of view, hell no.
This question is pretty random. 🤣

The idea is forgive but not forget, you know if he does it again, then you have no means to forgive him again.

I don't use "bad" words, I use SENTENCE ENHANCERS.

that is the parable of the prodigal son in the bible. I would forgive him only if he was truly repentant. In the parable the son never really apologizes to the father as he was quickly forgiven. So for me, i would have been sure that i listened to his apology, understood it was heartfelt, and then forgiven him. Even if i was his brother, i wouldn't be pissed, because after all he is brother, and family has to be family.

Wait, am I missing something?

He supposedly wasted "his share of the money", became a pig farmer and ate pig food. What is he being forgiven for? It seems like the only one suffering from his actions was himself...

"It is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."

I think it would've been a matter of time before both the father and the older brother forgave the younger brother. After all, people do make mistakes and it would have partially been the father's fault for encouraging the raising of such a selfish son.

So my answer would be yes, I would forgive. At the end of the day, he IS part of the family, and if his feelings were truthful, he should be able to atone rightfully.
People do need second chances to learn from their mistakes, in my opinion.
Lol, I sound so self-righteous here, but I assure you that things have happened to me in order to make me think this way.

If the father really loves his son then he would definitely forgive him. If I was in the position of the older brother I would most likely forgive the younger bro because it's unhealthy to always dwell on the past. If the younger bro has really grown up and seen the error of his ways then I wouldn't hold a grudge against him, though I would be pretty mad in the beginning.

Nulla in mundo pax sincera
"Always go too far, because that's where you'll find the truth." - Albert Camus

yes i would forgive but after all that money has gone to waste, i would still be angry at him, and throwing a feast at him would only spoil him. i would find a way to 'teach him a lesson'. too bad all fathers aren't as lenient as this one. 😐

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I would forgive.....Its not a big deal, people always make mistakes.....

Of course, father will forgive his children.
When a child gone bad, it's also a part of the parent's mistake. How did he raise his children?
He also need to work out with parental favoritism issue,
Even if the father loves them equally, if he can not show fair treatments to his own children.
The other child will feel that his father love the brother more than himself.
In this case, the older child feels resentment toward his brother.
If I were the father, i would discuss with the older brother first before forgiving the younger brother. So the older brother could understand and appreciate his father's action.
For the younger brother, i will forgive him.. but i'll make sure, he won't miss father's special punishmet 🤣

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