As how much he have his own soulless and meaningless life issues, results of action defines most of the things. Don't really like how author paint blonde guy as 'can be pardon of' along these 40 chap BUT his action especially involving others life issues is hardly able to redeem.
No matter how useless and worthless dear self feels, God still give time to breathe as a chance to correct what we dont want/regret not to have. Concern and worries abt result? Who cares. as long as effort exist, result is more less better than the goal.
Time? People? Object? Having 'consistent hope' for better and keep moving forward no matter how deadly life struggle is the only answer to end the root of life time misery.
what blonde did since young till adulting is 'still' accepting everything as it is, running away from his root issues (his emptiness,loneliness,loves, family, worthlessness, feeling of important and taste of normal emotions), and self defense mechanism with adultery of satisfaction/hurtful words/looking down on people for self worth value. Once you start involving harmly to other people, hardly able to redeem.