[Togusa was afraid to hear something just like this. He glances back at that line about low self-worth.]
"Nobody is nothing. And I think you've been incredible with the way you've immediately jumped in to try to help people in the face of something most people can't understand. You didn't just shut down or turn your back."
[Togusa holds up a hand.]
"If what you truly want is to become this person, then take a look at the whole of them, their successes and their failures. The burdens that they, themselves, are also carrying. Which you might not see yet. It is all right to want to become them. Some of these people have a lot riding on their shoulders, which would fail if they didn't exist. But make sure that you see the whole picture, first."
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"Nobody is nothing. And I think you've been incredible with the way you've immediately jumped in to try to help people in the face of something most people can't understand. You didn't just shut down or turn your back."
[Togusa holds up a hand.]
"If what you truly want is to become this person, then take a look at the whole of them, their successes and their failures. The burdens that they, themselves, are also carrying. Which you might not see yet. It is all right to want to become them. Some of these people have a lot riding on their shoulders, which would fail if they didn't exist. But make sure that you see the whole picture, first."
"Just- my advice."