"I think that's a good thing," says the large goatish father-type Monster.

"Unlike me, you, the you here, have been the one to make that choice. I have only had the one opportunity to do so, and did not. But you've had... dozens of times? I am not certain. A great many number of times, and sometimes you choose that path. So, you are worried. It means you are aware of the... whatever the attraction is for you... but are also concerned about its consequences. It's too much to ask you to bear, but bear it you must, for as long as we have here."