A damaged person will eventually be destroyed by the world. It’s he versus the world. Phil lived in the past and lived in the memory. But life goes on, so either the world destroys him or he keeps attacking everyone to maintain his balance. Once he shows vulnerability, he can not immune to the harm, cause he is so lonely, lonely to death.
If something makes you sad when it ends, it must have been pretty wonderful when it was happening. If you step back and look at the whole picture, if you're brave enough to allow yourself the gift of a really wide perspective, if you do that, you'll see that the end is not sad, Rebecca. It's just the start of the next incredibly beautiful thing.