Parable of the Prodigal Son Rewrite

There was a man with two sons, both whom worked for him at his tech firm. One day the younger son prematurely said to his father “Father, give me the share of my inheritance today.” That very day the father split his estate and gave the younger son his share.

Not too long after that, the son packed his bags and headed to a foreign island in the Caribbean. There he wasted all the money his father had given him on partying, drugs, alcohol, and sex. After running out of money the country stopped receiving imports from other countries and he was stuck there in need. He then got up and got a job with a farmer feeding the barn animals working for little to no money. He got so desperate and hungry he contemplated eating the food he was feeding the animals. Then he finally realized that the janitors and mail men that work under his father live in better quality than he does and make 10 times the amount of money that he does feeding the animals. He told himself that he will ask for forgiveness to his father and beg to be a janitor at his company and work long grueling hours. The son then got the few belongs he had and set out to get back to his father’s office one way or another.

Once he finally was close to his father’s office, the father saw his son a couple blocks away and ran to him and greeted him with open arms and a kiss. The son said to his father, “Father, I am embarrassed the family name and threw away everything you worked for, I disrespected you and God, I am a terrible son.” But without hesitation, the father called his assistants and told them “Bring out my most luxurious suit and order the finest steaks, we are going to have a celebration, my son found himself and has return home!” In saying so the party had begun.

At the time in the janitor room, the older son overheard some of the music and asked one of his colleagues what was going on. His colleague said, “Your brother has returned, and your father ordered steaks to celebrate.” The older brother became furious and enraged and refused to partake in the celebration. His father saw him and asked him why he wouldn’t come inside. The older brother said “All of these years I always done what you’ve asked me to and always treated you and this family with respect. Not once have you given me a celebration like this with my own friends. Now when my younger brother comes home after spending all your money on partying and women you treat him like a king!” His father responded “Son, I view you as family not an employee and this company belongs to you as much as it does to me. Come celebrate, your brother lost himself and his relationship with his family and God, but now it is found and he is back!”