“ That alone would be Eddie's triumph in all this, that she had taught the kelpie suffering. ”
As you have seen the treachery of love because of me, I have seen my cruelty because of you. But you learned mercy from me, and from you I learned resilience. As you came to understand me enough to know the value I placed on selfless love, I understand your nature better.
~ D. Morgenstern
Without hope, there is no despair. There is only meaningless suffering.
Was this new self awareness a gift or a curse?
Hate and love were both conceived in fear, perhaps that was why they were nearly the same thing, but only one was steeped in hope.