Lux_Gate
Pain, tragedy, faults, and struggle are a significant part of what defines a person's very being. The pain of losing a loved one, a husband cheating on his wife, making a fatal mistake on an important test, and excruciatingly grinding to get to the peak of a mountain only to fall all the way back down. The way a person overcomes or fails to overcome these things makes them what they are. Daniel's life is chock full of these painful feelings and emotions yet he will strive to overcome them. Because that is just the type of person Daniel is. Hope is a dangerous virtue that Dan has in great supply.
Everyone may have forgotten Dan, but Fate hasn't