Divorce is probably as painful as death.
Youth is the ultimate limited resource.
Pain and guilt can't be taken away with the wave of a magic wand. They're the things we carry with us, the things that make us who we are. If we lose them, we lose ourselves. I don't want my pain taken away! I need my pain!
And I enjoyed the celebrity and the creativity that was involved in Star Trek.
The more powerful the villain is the more powerful the hero.
One of the advantages of being a captain is being able to ask for advice without necessarily having to take it.