Reflecting on the injury I had done to the harmless insect, I was so much affected with grief, that I retired to my chamber, mourned over the poor little creature, weeping bitterly for several hours.
Garibaldi recounts a childhood incident where his deep empathy for a harmed insect led to profound grief and reflection.
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