Laurens and The Spoiled Son

Laurens left because of guilt, and the spoiled son left because of selfishness. I don’t think Laurens was too happy being gone since he was probably filled with guilt the whole time. The spoiled son was happy being gone until he ran out of money and had to run back to his dad. Laurens returns home because he was found by his father from the initials on the watch. The spoiled son returns because he ran out of wealth and was in need of a job so he went to his father to ask to be his servant to earn money and get fed. Laurens was treated with forgiveness and was told the truth of what happened, while the spoiled son was treated with a celebration and feast for returning home safely.