Harrison Clark has always been a person full of inner contradictions.
He constantly denies himself.
He would say things like "it's impossible for me," "I can't do it," "I am so insignificant," and "I will surely be powerless," but he would eventually yield to his own conscience and get involved, unable to extricate himself.
He had also said that one should not worry about the catastrophic floods a thousand years later, but should make good use of the resources of later generations and take good care of themselves in the 21st century.
That was the path he had to keep on moving forward, not the real life that plays on loop within a year.
But he still couldn't do it.
