Theos-Talk Archives (October 1997 Message tt00016)

Bart:

> In terms of a rich man being a servant in the next lifetime, I
> like to believe that one has a choice of the general kind of
> lifetime one will have, and one chooses based on dharmic
> necessity.  A wealthy person has as much opportunity for learning
> as a servant; they just learn different things.  And a wealthy
> person is just as likely to learn those lessons as a servant,
> too.

Bart, I'm reminded of the story of the Prodigal Son.  In light of
what is presented above, how does one explain a fathers
willingness to kill the fatted calf, and put his best robes on
his son though he has thrown away and misused both his father's
love and wealth?

Michael