This is the story of
Ramesh and Leela
The children of an old farmer and his wife
The farmer works hard and saves
Everything to left for his children
When he dies
Leela was the one who did everything
She cooks, cleans, and goes to the fields
Took care of the goats and the cattle
Goes to the market and sells the vegetables
She does it all for her parents
Ramesh was lazy and sat all day playing Red Dead Redemption on a PlayStation 5
His parents bought it for him
For Christmas
Then he would go and Lime with his friends
Smoking weed and drinking at the rum shop
His friends knew his father had his savings for their future
So, they told Ramesh, why wait for the money?
You are the last son, everything should be yours
Get the money, let us run away far, and enjoy it now
And encourage Ramesh to steal it
Ramesh stole the family inheritance
And he leaves a note saying
It belongs to him, the last son
And he is going to live his life and
Will not waste it on the farm
His parent were heartbroken
And Leela was left with no money
For her inheritance
She now had to continue doing everything and save all over again
Ramesh went with his friends, and they rented a house in Port of Spain. Every night, they party with women and drink without a care in the world
He thought this was the life
And he was enjoying every minute of it
But money does not last forever, and when money is gone, so are friends
He had no money now, and he was alone
The landlord kicked him out on the street
He now sits in front of a rum shop
Hungry with nothing to eat
He saw a dog eating out of the trash
And he longs for that piece of bread to eat
Then he realizes how happy he was at home
Just sitting all day and getting food
And everything from his parents
He started to cry
And wanted to go home, but he knew
He could never face his parents and sister again, knowing what he did
Well, my cousin Ousman is known as the king of the road
Was making a haul for Paramount
In the city
And he sees Ramesh sleeping under a tree, and recognizes him from Penal Rock Road
He knows what Ramesh did to his parents and sister
And he was surprised to see him here living like a vagrant, so he stopped and came out and went to talk to him
Ramesh was so ashamed
To see him
And started to cry
Saying he cannot go back home
He is too ashamed to show his face
Ousman convinces him to go home with him
Saying his family does not know if he was dead or alive
And he should go back with him and tell them how sorry he was for being the prodigal son
When OUSMAN took him back, and his parents saw him
They ran out and hugged him
He says Mom, Dad, I am so ashamed
The father said, Material things can be replaced, but a lost son returning home, nothing can take that place
And their father killed a goat and invited the whole village to celebrate his son's return
LEELA was in the market all day
And when she comes home, she sees all the people
She thought something had happened to her parents
But she saw JULIE, up the street
And JULIE told her that Ramesh has come home
She was angry, HURT FOR ALL HE PUT THEM THROUGH
And was going to tell him
TO GO BACK WHERE HE CAME FROM
But when she sees how thin he has become
Then he ran to her and said Please forgive me, SISTER
Her heart went out to him, and she started to cry
And she told him, Welcome home, brother
For you were dead and are alive again, you were lost and are found."
THE PRODICAL SON