At the heart of this parable it asks us to consider what we think makes someone worthy. I think that our society and specifically Capitalism has sold us a bill of goods, and that is that we are each only as worthy as our work. A person is only as good as the amount of income they can generate and then through spending put that money right back into the economy. But what if someone can’t work, whether because they don’t have the skill set, or they don’t have reliable transportation, or because they’ve aged out, or because they are physically or mentally unable. What then is their worth?