[The smile goes a bit wry now.] Not everyone thinks that. Most won’t bat an eye when it’s their turn to return the favor. Too self-centered to see the people around them. [A brief pause.] That ain’t ever changed.

But that’s why it’s so important that someone shows those people the right way to be, y’know? Lead by example. So long as you don’t forget who you are, anyway.

[Because he knows all too well what happens when someone loses sight of who they were and becomes what everyone expects them to be. There’s no joy in living if it’s only for others, he thinks, though he dismisses the notion with regard to himself.]