Like the saying goes, hurt people hurt people. It's no excuse but that's the truth. According to the story, Jamie's parents abandoned him as a child and now that Jamie is doing well for himself, he snubs his dying father out of spite. Honestly, I couldn't see myself snubbing my dying father even if he did abandon me (which he didn't). If that were me, I'd give him a chance to explain himself. Who knows? Jamie's dad may regret his decision and wants to make it right. For Jamie not to give his pops a chance to explain himself is foul, especially if he's trying to make amends. Holding grudges is not the move, it does more harm to you than the other person because they're keeping it moving. They could care less if they hurt you (sad but true), they're going on with their lives while you're looking crazy holding onto past hurt. I don't know the details of Jamie and his father's relationship but it must've been bad for him to snub his dying father. Hopefully, Jamie can find it in his heart to forgive his father and move on. Nothing worse than refusing to patch things up with a dying loved one, only for them to leave this world. As time goes on, you have thoughts of should've, would've, and could've, but by then it's too late because (s)he is already gone. I've got prayers I want answered so I can't hold grudges against anyone, I let it go and put it in God's hands. From that point, it's on him. Besides, I've had a lot of hurtful things said and done to me, but I've let it go and by letting it go, it's not that serious to me. I live by the old adage, you reap what you sow. If you sow hurt towards others, you will reap it 10fold. If I was Jamie, I'd hear his father out and if he's really remorseful for what he did, great. We can build from there. That's what I would do, but I'm not Jamie so...he has to do what's best for him. I just think it would be said if his father died without them patching up their feud.
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