Our own sinfulness. And yet this young man thought that he was going to gain his freedom by being his own sinful self. And there he did find slavery. He ends up feeding the swine. It's no fun to do it by yourself.
Misery loves company.
Nobody there to offer him a bite to eat. I remember my first day at school at Standifer Gap Elementary. I actually remember what my mother said before I got out of the car. I remembered that, ad I disobeyed. Billy liked to do things in class, like talk out of turn.