"He sought my pity, but had he any right to pity? Did a man of his kind deserve anybody's pity?"

"He sought my pity, but had he any right to pity? Did a man of his kind deserve anybody's pity?"

I'm not sure if there's a difference in pity or forgiveness, but I do think that the Nazi soldier does deserve forgiveness.  He told the jew "belive me, I would be ready to suffer worse and longer pains if by that means I could bring back the dead, at Dnepropetrovsk."  The soldier knows what he did was wrong.  He deserves forgiveness like everyone else.  The soldier said, "I have longed to talk about it to a Jew and beg forgiveness from him."  He's admitted his mistakes and made confessions.  If you are able to be the bigger person and know your rights from wrongs, then I believe you have earned forgiveness and compassion.  Regret:  Knows wrong.  Sorry, yet pitiful.  Ashamed.  The suffering from past mistakes.