A businessman had two sons. While he showered the younger son with affection and gifts, he neglected the elder son shamelessly. When the boys grew up, they were asked to manage the father’s business.
From morning till late in the evening the elder son was trying to figure out how the business ran. While the younger son didn’t have much to do except have a good time at his father’s expense. After some years his father felt obliged to hand the younger son his share of business.
Within a few years, the results of his decision became evident. The younger son kept up his spending spree and thus went bankrupt. But, the elder son’s far smaller share of business had expanded. Ashamed at the turn of events the father met the elder son and ranted against the younger one.
“I want to strike out on my own,” he said.
“I blame one person for the way my brother has turned out, and it’s not him. You can’t blame children for the faults of their parents, can you?” asked the elder son. And then he left his father’s house.
