No physical harm is ever done to him, yet, as each year goes by, his spirit shrivels up inside him more and more, as a plant will shrivel without sunlight, desperate for the smallest demonstration of affection.
Maaaring walang pisikal na pananakit ang ginawa sa kanya, ngunit sa pagdaan ng panahon, ang kanyang espiritu ay nanghihina gaya ng kung paanong nalalanta ang halaman dahil sa kawalan ng sikat ng araw.