![]() ![]() Sure it’s true there are those out there who claim to have no guilt, no misgivings as to how they have conducted their lives. We know that we have spoken angry words, behaved in cloddish ways, and even done violence toward other children of God. ![]() When we inventory our lives bad decisions, selfish acts, and stupid moves stand out in our mind’s eye. We all have a deep hunger for forgiveness. This story makes a profound assessment of the human condition. The next day at noon, arriving at the Hotel Montana, the father is astonished to discover 800 young men named Paco waiting for the embrace of forgiveness. The advertisement reads, “Paco, meet me at the Hotel Montana at noon on Tuesday. The father so badly wants to reconcile with his beloved boy that he places an advertisement in the local newspaper, El Liberal. In it, he tells the tale of a Spanish father searching for his son who ran away from home after having a fight with his old man. “Capital of the World” is my favorite Ernest Hemingway story. ![]()
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