star trek: the next generation
taken from the tv show.
the fever. it’s taken your memory.
what’s the scariest thing that ever happened to you?
you’re not fine, you fainted.
your help has been invaluable during my recovery, but look. i’m, uh, i’m better.
are you going to get in trouble because of me?
if you drop a hammer on your foot, it’s hardly useful to get mad at the hammer.
well, everybody goes through these occasional bouts of insomnia. there’s probably nothing to worry about.
but you’ve been ill for a week.
believe it or not, that’s a good sign. a beginning.
morning? i just went to bed.
but what if you had a nightmare?
oh, you’re still feverish.
you’re a very lucky little boy.
and it’s perfectly normal, after what you’ve been through, to spend a great deal of time trying to find yourself again.
so you’ve got the ___ version of the measles.
must be rewarding to you to repay others for all those years of misery.
children don’t have the experience to handle emotional crises. instead of dealing with their feelings, they act on them.
when we found you, you were dying.
you’re back on your feet. how do you feel, my friend?
we were thin, scrawny little animals, constantly hungry, always cold.
i see a living, breathing boy who has been hurt and who needs our help.
feelings aren’t positive and negative. they simply exist. it’s what we do with those feelings that becomes good or bad.
and the unknown can be benign or malevolent.
i choose what i want to do with my life. i make decisions for myself. for somebody like me, losing that individuality, it is almost worse than dying.
but that is a childhood ailment.
please don’t get up yet. you’re still not well.
is that what’s keeping you from breaking, memories of home and hearth?
the injuries are healing. the nightmares have ended. all i need now is a little time to myself.
he is a boy, and boys sometimes take the wrong path. they need guidance.
let’s just make sure that there’s nothing physically wrong.
well, these things happen. i’m surprised they don’t happen more often. after all, we are exploring the unknown.
are you having disturbing dreams?
when children learn to devalue others, they can devalue anyone.
i’ve had people out, trying to find you everywhere. why did you worry us like that?
i have to leave you now, or it will be very bad for everyone.
well, thank you for the soup. and thank you for your help.
it’s my duty to help those who are hurt.
i’m just not sure. about anything.