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He stuck close to the father. He'd worked for the father. He'd made all the right decisions. He'd followed all the father's rules, but he had no love for his father. The older son didn't want the father either. And one of the main ways we can tell that is when you love somebody, you know what makes you happy? When they get something that makes them happy. And this father has been in anguish all these long days while his youngest son is out being a prodigal out in the world, maybe dead. This father has been in anguish. And now, when the thing his heart is longing for appears and the father is overjoyed. Anybody who loves that father would also be overjoyed and be ready to celebrate and party.