David Brooks On Forgiveness

Although the adolescent brother is in need of forgiveness and help, David Brooks declares that “the father’s critics say he was unjust…. Those who abandon the community…should not get to come back and automatically reap the bounty of others’ hard work” (Brooks 1). I disagree with him because there are no consequences that the burgeoning brother is facing with his irresponsibility as well as teaching him that he can get away with decisions that are not right. To take this story into a broader countenance of society, people make mistakes. There are many people that take things, such as family members or money, for granted. Many famous celebrities, like, Lindsay Lohan, who have gained so many possessions, like money, throughout their careers and went and blew it all. But what do they do next? They end up asking their loved ones for forgiveness and help to over confiscate for their foolishness. It’s not just about money. “Many of the people who drop out of school, commit crimes, and abandon their children” often run back to their loved ones hoping they will help them when they made the wrong choice (Brooks 1). From personal experience, when I helped my friend get over the drugs he was on, I helped him get back on his feet and he soon went back to the same old habits. …show more content…
If he can’t fly, then he falls. The mom doesn’t go and pick him off the ground. He has to learn to start walking and looking for food or he’s going to die. This concept argues with Brooks thinking because they hit rock bottom and that doesn’t mean they should always receive the help. If the father helps the son out, then the son will think it is okay to come crawling back when things get rough. That’s fine until they start taking advantage of it. The younger brother will take no consequences for the actions that he made. This shows lack of responsibility which will only hurt him in the long

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