Two different sons The second difference was their attitudes towards adversity. The younger son was more willing to make changes according to the situation, and take responsibility for his mistakes. When he ran out of his money, he went back home and took the initiative to admit his mistakes. He was independent, and was willing to think where he went wrong when he was in adversity. The old son was different. He was jealous and angry over his father's celebration of his brother's return and complained bitterly that his father had never held such a feast for him. He tried to find his brother’s sins and contrasted with his ‘righteousness’, and accused his brother stubbornly and casually. The younger son totally changed his situation because of his active attitude to confess his fault, but the older son was unwilling to change and self-righteous.