The two sons
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The two sons
There was a man who had two sons; the younger one said to his father:
“Father, give me my share of the estate”
So, he divided the property between them. Not long after that, the young son got together all he had and set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. So, he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. He longed to fill his stomach with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. When he came to his senses, he said:
“How many of my father’s hired servants had food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and will go back to my father and say to him:
Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me one of your hired servants”. So, he got up and went to his father.
But he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
The son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.
But the father said to his servants, Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened cow and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and he is found. So, they began to celebrate.
Lucas 15,11-24
Summary
The Dark Night
Of the Soul
Dedication
The two sons
Introduction
Post-cave
The taxi
The path to the mountain
The first day at the mountain
The dark night of the soul
The first meeting with the guardian lady
Waiting for the challenge
Pride
Another day
Greed
Reflections about the challenge
Lust
Back to the cabin
Meeting the Hindu
Perfecting
Anger
Learning about anger
Envy
Learning about envy
Important reflections
Gluttony and sloth
Farewell to the Hindu
The journey
The first day of the journey
Captain’s stories
The mermaids
The discovery
The tempest
The clash
A day without hope
Finally, light
The island
The palace
Preparation
The theft
The rape
The terrorism
The Eldorado
The prison
The wedding
The first day after the wedding
Inspirational dream
The routine and the lottery
Back to normality
The lottery result and the decision
Travelling and arriving at Pesqueira
The auction
The meeting
The answer
The beginning of the tomato cultivation
The first friendships
Plenty of rain and sun
The pregnancy period
The birth
Important decision
Fifteen years later
The party and the disagreement
The revelation
Post-revelation
A few months later
A new phase
Trip to Recife
The preparatory course
A day at the beach
The party
The next day
New meeting
The park
The theatre
The period of a year
The entrance exam
Failure and victory
The abandonment
Life on the street
The crimes continue
Tentative of homicide
The meeting
The favela
The involvement
A decisive fact
The promotion
Living the “dark night”
A new important fact
A new adaptation
The psychologist
The shelter
The first session
Reflections of life
The second session
The detachment from material things
The third session
The discovery of a new love
The prison
The conviction
Thirty years of reclusion
The end of the vision
The exit from the island
The return trip
Farewell
Meeting the guardian lady and the Hindu again
Conclusion.
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