I suppose it is a kind of empathy. Seeing those people fleeing everything they had... I could not help but be reminded of my own family though I was too young to remember the flight.

[He ducks his head.]

I believe that we can learn from this. We cannot prepare for every eventuality, but... If we make plans, stock resources, and draft plans for how to allocate them, surely--

[His voice cracks with emotion.]

Surely we could...