... there's always a chance. [ And he believes that, too, even for the people who seem the most unsalvageable of all. He's watched too many men die recently with regrets as their final words, recognizing their mistakes too late but still seeing them. ]

There's a risk in saying it, because I don't want to encourage potentially false hope. But things are different here, and you've been given the gift of time. Changes aren't impossible just yet.