eli5: What is the meaning of “the prodigal son returns”

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I’ve seen the term “prodigal son” used in other ways before, but it’s pretty much always “the prodigal son returns”. I’ve tried to Google it before and that has only confused me more honestly.

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Imagine your parents want you to be a certain way, dress and eat a certain way, worship a certain way, do things their way and so you run away to live your own life, to do your own thing. Only once you’re away, doing your own thing you realize they are right all along, and you feel sorry that you left and so you return home.

It stems from a bible verse about the reconciliation between a repentant son and his father who showed mercy.

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