How did the father react to complaints from the older son who had never left his family? Addressing his older son, the father declared: “Child, you have always been with me, and all the things that are mine are yours. ”
وقتی پسر بزرگ خانواده که هرگز خانه را ترک نکرده بود به این عمل پدرش اعتراض کرد ،‏ پدر در جواب او گفت :‏ « ای فرزند تو همیشه با من هستی و آنچه از آنِ من است ،‏ مال تو است .‏ »