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That he was alone and you were separated from him and so couldn't help him. Cheney chose the dark path and now he has to face his own fate as a result of it, and no one can save him but himself, unless he asks for help, and he doesn't seem the type.
Granted, he had a role to play, but I firmly believe that souls who choose to play a dark role can always change and lessen the pain they inflict on others, if not turn away from that path entirely, but he didn't--he went full steam ahead and seemed to enjoy his evil part in our drama. What bothers me about Cheney is that he never seems to show remorse. (Of course, he may very well have sleepless nights where his deeds come back to haunt him--I suspect that's likely--but he never shows it, never lets on that he might be tormented in weaker moments.)
Ummm know what? I read BanzaiBonnie's thread about receiving instructions to love Cheney, and I shuddered. Tough to do in the head, darn near impossible to do in the heart. But after reading about your dream, Cleita, I'm feeling an overwhelming surge of compassion for him. It's like watching Citizen Kane, with Kane suffering and dying in that huge bed, with no loved ones around him. When you think of a person in the context of his whole life--think of him as a child, as an idealistic young man, etc.--you realize he didn't emerge from the bowels of hell as the fully formed monster we know and despise, and suddenly it's easier to feel sorry for the old bastard.
So thank you, Cleita. Your dream has made it easier to share in Bonnie's assignment--let's send Cheney some love and forgiveness, because he's going to have to atone for his actions, and he's already isolated behind that aquarium wall--he's going to have to go through it alone.
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