The son of one man went to a distant country, and while the father collected untold riches, the son became more and more poor. Then it happened that the son came to the country where his father lived and, like a beggar, begged for food and clothing. When his father saw him in rags and poverty, he ordered his servants to call him.
When the son saw the palace to which he was led, he thought to himself: “I must have aroused the suspicion of the nobleman, and he will throw me into prison.” Full of fear, he ran away before he saw his father. Then the father sent messengers for his son, and he was caught and brought back, despite his protests and cries. But the father ordered the servants to treat his son leniently, and appointed his son as an assistant to a worker of the same rank and education. And my son liked his new position.
From the window of his palace, the father watched his son and, hearing that he was honest and hardworking, elevated him more and more.
After many years, he ordered his son to appear to him, called all his servants and revealed the secret to them. Then the previously unhappy man was extremely happy and filled with happiness from meeting his father.
Thus, the souls of people must gradually be educated for higher truths.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru