It hammers in the reality of things, when I think on it for too long... That those men had their own lives, and people who loved them. [There's another smile, as he tilts his head.] People who were precious to them, too.
I think most of them died with regrets, but I didn't figure out why until I thought of my dad. In the end, he didn't give me any words to pass on to my mother. He had them, but he didn't say them. It might seem callous, but it's also true that maybe he knew he didn't need to. Because he died knowing he said all the things he needed to, and not everything needed a repeat.
[Nice as it might've been. Apparently dad thought hiding the box was more important. Still, Shikamaru knows there was more meaning to it than fear of his mother, scary as she might be. He smiles, and shrugs again.]
Instead of dying... I think I'd like to live with as few regrets as that.
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It hammers in the reality of things, when I think on it for too long... That those men had their own lives, and people who loved them. [There's another smile, as he tilts his head.] People who were precious to them, too.
I think most of them died with regrets, but I didn't figure out why until I thought of my dad. In the end, he didn't give me any words to pass on to my mother. He had them, but he didn't say them. It might seem callous, but it's also true that maybe he knew he didn't need to. Because he died knowing he said all the things he needed to, and not everything needed a repeat.
[Nice as it might've been. Apparently dad thought hiding the box was more important. Still, Shikamaru knows there was more meaning to it than fear of his mother, scary as she might be. He smiles, and shrugs again.]
Instead of dying... I think I'd like to live with as few regrets as that.