Love is involuntary. He was a man who might be loved; –but he was hardly a man for love. Why do people fight battles that they cannot win? Why do people persist when the odds are against them? Ben Crawford is expected to fail; he is given little hope of victory. Usually, when people are facing challenges, support for them increase, expect if they are accused of a crime. What inspires Ben Crawford to stand up for what he believes in, while staring death in the face? One night when Ben awakes on the couch, Scott Murphy is standing above him and threaten to kill him if he does not go to prison. Many people feel empathy for Ben and want to see his named cleared because they feel like he is a victim of injustice. When Ben, Dave and his family are setting up the Christmas lights in the house, Ben goes to the truck, and finds a flashlight with blood on it and he hides it in his garage. To hide the flashlight, Ben wraps it in a gift box like a Christmas present. This is an attempt to hide evidence out of fear that he will be punished. Individual at the preconventional level judge the morality of an action by its direct consequences. Ben’s primary motive is to conceal the evidence, as he is being framed for murder, and buy time to figure out who killed his son, Tom Murphy. Those are heroic-seeming actions because this is not just to avoid punishment, but to give an innocent soul peace. Ben Crawford is confronted with how long a person can tolerate oppression and suffering. Despite the threats of death, suffering, and lack of compassion, Ben has found a cause worthy of elevating his courage, convictions, and virtues. His purpose is to serve the greater good. Meanwhile, detective Cornell confronts Ben about how he called Jess, Tom Murphy’s mother, the night Tom was killed. Ben admits he mistakenly called a wrong number and left an ominous voicemail, now in detective Cornell’s possession. To make matters worse, Ben cannot remember what he did the night of Tom’s death.

What are the specific strength and virtues of psychology that can be attributed to standing against tyranny at all costs, and are these character strengths exhibited by Ben Crawford? Two significant qualities exhibited by Ben are both courage and humanity. Ben receives a threatening text message from an unknown sender, after the word guilty is scratched into his car, and a trail of blood leading to his garage. He discovers dozens of flashlights carefully placed in rows inside. Detective Cornell offers him police protection, but Ben declines.  A second character value and virtue that may help explain why people Ben Crawford continues to fight the opposition in the face of mounting defeat is humanity. After being Kidnaped and tortured by Kevin, Ben’s neighbor. Regardless of pain, suffering, or loss, Ben Crawford will not stop helping and caring for others regardless of the risk to his own live. Detective Cornell visits Ben to show him a video from the taxi he took to Jess’s house the night Tom died. Dave confesses that he drugged Ben’s drink the night of Tom’s death, while they were at the bar. That night Ben was waving around a picture of his terminated baby, which is why detective Cornell thought he knew Tom was his son. Ben finds Tom’s tooth in his pocket, which leads him to remember everything that happed that night. He also remembers the call he placed that night, to Jess, was to let her know he was sorry if Christy confronted her about the affair they had on the 4 July, when Christy had an abortion.

Ben Crawford admits that he went to Jess’s house the night of Tom’s murder because he saw Tom’s tricycle laying in the driveway and moved it. Ben sees that Jess is in the house sleeping and lets himself in. Tom awakes because he had lost a tooth, so Ben puts him to bed, tells him he wishes he was his dad, and takes the tooth for the tooth fairy. Psychology often is associated with cultivating happiness in a person’s life, courage, humanity, and altruism which provides a strong foundation for the bound to a cause worth fighting for even against tremendous odds. Perhaps there is no greater fear among most human beings than the fear of suffering and death. When given the opportunity, most individuals take steps to escape, avoid, or reduce the likelihood of death. Ben Crawford is so caring and loving and brave. Although he looks guilty of the murder of his son, it is hard to believe that he would kill the boy. Ben fights against all odds to find out who ended this boy’s life because he metaphorically sees this as his own death, and so fear ceases to exist. Life is so precious that I hope you all find an appreciation for your life and the lives of others. Ben Crawford loses someone he really values, and he is guided by his moral reasoning to find justice, courage, and humanity. He has resolved his own fear of death. Regardless of the outcome, Ben has what it takes to keep fighting despite the odds being stacked against him, that is how deep his love is for this boy. Love is better than a pair of spectacles to make everything seem greater which is seen through it.