Well, for his fear of dying one death he must now die every day for as long as he shall live. God help him.
“A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once. It seems to me most strange that men should fear, seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come.”
- Shakespeare
There may be things we don’t know about this man, but one thing we can be sure if is that you got it right. He will suffer for the rest of his life because of that decision.
I was just thinking the same thing....
Well, for his fear of dying one death he must now die every day for as long as he shall live. God help him.
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You’ve got it right.
This may be the most profound statement on this thread! Very deep.
Not necessarily. There are plenty of people in this world without that kind of conscience. He didn't go in to try to save lives. That alone should tell you what kind of conscience he has. Compare and contrast different actions by two men there that day. The coach didn't have any weapons but threw his body between the kids and the killer, and gave his life in doing so. The armed cop did nothing.
I have a gun AND a uniform - I’m wading right in...
“Well, for his fear of dying one death he must now die every day for as long as he shall live. God help him.”
$12 bucks an hour....
At least he made it home safe... that’s the mission now.