Luke 15

"28 “But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him. 29 So he answered and said to his father, ‘Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends. 30 But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.’ 31 “And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. "

This is both bitter and sweet. Bitter, because it seems unfair to the older son who has been good that his goodness was never celebrated by his father. Sweet, because the father actually pleaded with his older son like someone would if they had a close relationship. Sweet, because the son was able to complain to his father about what's bothering him. Sweet, because the father reminded him that all that he has belongs to his son too. So, that's 1:3, more sweet than bitter to always be the good son. Where as, if we were to count the bitter and sweet for the younger son, there would only be one sweet moment, which is when his return was celebrated. The bitter would outweigh the sweet. Therefore, even though it seems like the older son is forgotten and not the main character of the whole story, there are actually more positives of being like him.