User blog comment:DYBAD/Character Sheet/@comment-26362471-20180313000948/@comment-4867780-20180321065315

To avoid the Super Jesus syndrome, of course ^ ^ There are few paths more narratively boring than a godlike character fixing everything for everyone, is there ?

That, and the fact this specific story takes place in a truly Omniversal scope instead of a relative one like ours. So even if Lawrence fixed quadrillions of new planes every day, it would still remain an infinitesimal drop in a truly boundless ocean - a fundamentally lost cause no matter how much efforts he puts in it.

Unless he expands his presence to the entire Omniverse at once, but then there would be nothing left for him to learn or discover, which means both his growth and adventures would come to a final end - in other words, sacrificing his happiness, meaning and future once and for all on the altar of the greater good, for total strangers who never meant anything to him.

It may be the right thing to do, but only a true martyr would do it, something Lawrence never was. His way of life is enlightened self-interest, all for compromises but never self-sacrifice.

I'm afraid you are correct in general : power and knowledge have ultimately very little to do with care and empathy, with our real-life amoral world being a testament to this sad reality.

He doesn't "only hope" for the best, he raises them accordingly to make sure the best does happen. Happiness and empathy are the cornerstone of Selforge culture, so improving the world you belong to is a given. It's just that this part is taken care of by Lawrence/Seira in Selforge City (for the exact same reason), so all that's left is to enjoy the results together.

The native worlds of his extraplanar children however are not Selforge territory, so their improvement is not Lawrence's responsibility but their own, which is made fairly easy by their inherited gifts and fatherly guidance. Besides, playing a strong positive role in their respective communities and the larger world later on is a highly fulfilling way of life, so it's really all gain for everyone involved - especially since any real obstacle is preemptively neutralized by Selforge Soldiers.

The perfect plan, wouldn't you say ? ^ ^