TLK Valentine
I've already read the books you want burned.
- Apr 15, 2012
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it reminded me of Eli Weisle's Night. He begs his father not to die, his father begs him to let him go, then he feels guilty because after his dad dies he feels relieved. The desire to live is a strong one, it seems to me he was just glad to be alive.
Indeed -- survivor's guilt is common, but by no means universal. There's certainly no shortage of people who, in similar situations, would rationalize it with "better them than me."
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