{"id": "card_n_841d3d10610b", "kind": "note", "title": "The Elder Brother", "body": "Faithful in the field but resents the feast; will not go in; the father comes out to entreat him; cannot say my brother, says this thy son.\n\nFailure mode: Service without sonship; bitterness at unearned mercy.\n\nRestoration path: Receive that all the father has is yours; rejoice that the brother is alive.\n\nMarkers: faithful service outwardly; anger at unearned mercy; disowning language for the returned; father comes out to him too; ending left open", "source": {"label": "Archetype — Bible", "url": "", "ref": "", "authority_tier": "reference"}, "shelf": "reference", "box": "archetypes", "bands": ["archetype", "parable_figure", "bible"], "connections": [], "author": "engine", "created_at": "2026-07-10T21:00:05.284658+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-10T21:00:05.284658+00:00", "visibility": "public", "lifecycle_stage": "public", "volatility": "permanent", "surface": "secular", "metrics": {"paperclips_count": 0, "helpful_count": 0, "not_helpful_count": 0, "cite_count": 0, "walks_through_count": 0, "flagged_count": 0}, "source_hash": "dfae5d6a21445424cfe762528e57987a25bb457c7d622007d11770d1ac1ebcba"}