This book has the meaning of life as its theme - and thus a theme that concerns us all. The starting point for the answer to the question about the meaning is the parable of the prodigal son. This is not only one of the most well-known parables from the mouth of Jesus, but probably also the most significant one. The church teacher Augustine at any rate called it "the gospel within the gospel". The parable helps us to understand the meaning of our own life, but also to understand the meaning of the whole world and its history. The question of meaning is one of those questions whose answers can never be completed, because all the answers to them are incomplete. But it is one of the most important questions, perhaps our most important question of all, and that is why we must face it. This book has been translated with Artificial Intelligence.