Posts by Lisa Garcia2

Tyler Baker6 said:...so what does that even mean? Like, seriously, what?

The first son is just being a hypocrite—he talks one way but acts completely differently. Meanwhile, the second son, even though he makes mistakes, actually takes a hard look at himself and tries to make things right.

Lisa Morales4 said:Man, if that's the case, then you're basically unreliable—just some chaotic troublemaker everyone needs to steer clear of.🙄

Hmm... or maybe you just misunderstood what "obedience" meant growing up, so you expressed your free will through defiance. You know, essentially screwing over anyone who (as you so eloquently put it) had been placed in a certain "box" of responsibility, or anyone who trusted you to finish something. By being defiant, you probably blew things up without considering the impact on your team—assuming you actually care about anything other than yourself or the consequences, and assuming you even care about the "responsible" person asking you for help.

Oh, don't worry, I remember being a total toddler during my teenage years, telling my parents "N-o, I w-i-l-l n-o-t!" But that was safe to do at home, because a threat of a timeout was just a sign of love,
whereas consequences for that kind of disobedience at school would have cost way too much.

Folks, it brings to mind Jesus's parable from a recent Bible reading about the vineyard owner who had two sons. When he called the first one to help, the son said, "No," and left. But later, he changed his mind and went to help. When the owner asked the second son to help, he obeyed immediately.

A question for Nemruth Dag and the rest of the world: which son actually pleased his father more?

A follow-up question for Nemruth Dag and the rest of the world: why did soldiers in the civil war shoot their own comrades over something as trivial as a handful of dried plums?

A question for the intellectuals: why does Zloca Destruction place such importance on obedience?

An additional question for the intellectuals: what do trust and love actually mean to Zloca Destruction?

Actually, if I remember correctly, the story goes a bit differently.
The first son said he would go work in the vineyard, but he never actually went.
The second son initially refused, but he felt bad later on, so he went and did the work.

In the end, the second son is the one who truly fulfilled the father's will—even though he wasn't obedient right away, his heart was clearly in the right place... 🙂