The Parable of the Prodigal Son is one of the greatest teachings
in the Bible, illustrating the importance of viewing one's own
shortcomings objectively and embarking on a path of self-
improvement. The turning point is when the son recognizes and
admits to himself that he was applying a double standard against
his own father. - Jesus said, "A man had two sons. The younger
son said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of your
inheritance.' And his father gave him half of his wealth. - Soon
afterward the younger son took everything he could and left for
a distant land, where he wasted his life through careless,
sinful behavior. But after he had lost everything, a terrible
famine struck the land, he began to go hungry. He latched onto a
citizen there, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.
And he would have given anything to eat the same food that the
pigs enjoyed, yet no man gave him anything. - He came to his
senses, saying, 'How many of my father's servants have plenty of
bread, and yet I'm starvi