[There’s the faintest wince as he says it. They know. It’s not like they don’t know. They’re just selfish by nature, and that doesn’t really excuse it either. It just makes it even worse. Being aware of the problem doesn’t make it all go away.]

I know. But I don’t know what else to do. I don’t know how to help, and I feel like I should.

I don’t know what I am if I’m not trying to help.