When the prodigal son chose to believe that life was better without his dad, he took what wasn’t yet his and left.
The dad never left to go find his son, but his son had to get to the point where he repented for his sin and make contact with his dad.
It isn’t that the dad didn’t love his son. It is that the dad couldn’t allow his son to bring rebellion into his house.
When you realize that you brought rebellion and strife, and that has caused you to live like a pig, repent before you ruin your own life.
It isn’t too late to turn from the pigpen, repent for your own mistakes, and find your way home