Originally Posted by Morgana
The late Louis Zamperini survived 44 days in a raft without food and years in a POW camp in Japan during WWII. Clark has a strong heart and spirit, plus a good support system with Martha and the other victors. He will come out of this stronger and I suspect very compassionate.

Still, after all he has been through, it sure would be nice to see him enjoy a few moments of happiness, no matter how brief. sad

Clark does have a few happy moments -- mostly involving helping others. He's a natural-born do-gooder who's been thrown for a loop and needs to regain his balance.

"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”

- Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland