[Most people have not had such great responsibilities thrust upon them. That's likely the reason why most people look at him all sad and horrified when he says such things to them. Not because he has an unhealthy relationship with duty and responsibility. Nope. Not at all...] It is not a pleasant path to wander but someone must do it. Otherwise all things would fall into ruin.

That is so. Life is rarely kind enough to leave one with no regrets, I agree. [For it's certainly not been kind enough to him to leave him with no or even few regrets.] But One should always be grateful that another stone is not added to the proverbial load.

That is not what I mean. But running headlong into things before you have a good grasp on the situation often creates more problems than it solves. [Be patient? Make sure they are actually falling to Chaos before you act?]