He stilled struggled even after everything he went through those few weeks on the island and the months prior with the war to thank God for his survival. To thank God for allowing him the chance to remedy himself and become better than he thought was possible. The universe had him pegged as a failure to be lost soul if not dead soon. To say thanks, to stop and appreciate life was never easy for him. Plus he knew the thanks laid not with the universe or even with God but rather her. He saved her physically, emotionally, and spiritually.