“And what would that have gained? Your grandson was the only child any of those people had access to. If you hadn’t done the deed then they would’ve killed you and one of them would have done it, Dekker, or Johnson, and they wouldn’t have given a damn about whether Stephen was scared, or injured in the process. One way or another, what happened to Stephen was inevitable, he was never going to walk out of there alive no matter what you did, but you made sure he didn’t suffer more than was absolutely necessary, you made sure he knew how much he was loved and that what he was doing was the bravest thing anyone could do. Because of you, Stephen was able to die as a hero and not as a pawn. Under the circumstances, that was the greatest gift you could give him. I’m more sorry than I can put into words that you had to make that soul-destroying decision, but you have to stop blaming yourself.”
Well said. I've never heard this explained better. Maybe Jack can finally begin to accept what happened and forgive himself.
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Date: 2015-11-21 09:56 pm (UTC)“And what would that have gained? Your grandson was the only child any of those people had access to. If you hadn’t done the deed then they would’ve killed you and one of them would have done it, Dekker, or Johnson, and they wouldn’t have given a damn about whether Stephen was scared, or injured in the process. One way or another, what happened to Stephen was inevitable, he was never going to walk out of there alive no matter what you did, but you made sure he didn’t suffer more than was absolutely necessary, you made sure he knew how much he was loved and that what he was doing was the bravest thing anyone could do. Because of you, Stephen was able to die as a hero and not as a pawn. Under the circumstances, that was the greatest gift you could give him. I’m more sorry than I can put into words that you had to make that soul-destroying decision, but you have to stop blaming yourself.”
Well said. I've never heard this explained better. Maybe Jack can finally begin to accept what happened and forgive himself.