[ Though most of Spock's face is impassive, he looks to his companion with understanding in his eyes. His own people have been decimated. The kind of pain and loss that comes from a foe willing to do anything to win, perhaps even just to cause pain, is something that cannot be understood until it has been experienced. ]

It took someone much older and wiser than myself to open my eyes to the importance of allowing yourself to feel connected to others.

[ He does not mention that it had been an older version of himself. ]

Justice should serve the people. Not the other way around.