It's less about obvious, and more about consequences. If I want to be better than what came before, remembering there are consequences is at least one way I can do that, whether it's unwelcome attention, or people getting caught in the crossfire who I'd as soon not cause harm.
[He's a little younger and a little wiser than he was, even if that's the wrong way around. And he remembers that vengeance, as satisfying as it might seem, often seems hollow when it hurts yourself more than the other person.]
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[He's a little younger and a little wiser than he was, even if that's the wrong way around. And he remembers that vengeance, as satisfying as it might seem, often seems hollow when it hurts yourself more than the other person.]