He checks the locks.
Brings in the trash can.
Walks the long way back
so his son can keep holding his hand.
Says what needs to be said.
Forgives.
Eventually.
Providence is his power.
“A man who is trying to live as a neighbor to his neighbors will have a lively and practical understanding of the work of peace and brotherhood, and let there be no mistake about it – he is doing that work. A couple who make a good marriage, and raise healthy, morally competent children, are serving the world’s future more directly and surely than any political leader, though they never utter a public word.”