[Wow, he already explained it. But he scrubs his hand over his face with a long sigh, trying to think of another way to say it. The question is sincere enough, so it deserves a sincere answer.]
'S about the way it sounds t' other people. If yer sayin' I ain't s'posed t', it makes it sound like someone else give y' the limitation an' it ain't necessarily somethin' y' wanna do but the punishment's bad 'nuff y' don't wanna risk it. Makin' y' trapped or scared or some shit. Kinda weak soundin'.
But if y' say I made a promise, then it don't matter what it is or what other people think a it. Cuz if they respect y' as a man a yer word- which yer friends an' family should be doin'- then 's more important that y' keep the promise no matter what it is. Makes y' stronger, fightin' t' keep a promise y' made. An' y' made it yerself. Can't no one else make y' make a promise if y' don't wanna. Comes from yer own will.
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'S about the way it sounds t' other people. If yer sayin' I ain't s'posed t', it makes it sound like someone else give y' the limitation an' it ain't necessarily somethin' y' wanna do but the punishment's bad 'nuff y' don't wanna risk it. Makin' y' trapped or scared or some shit. Kinda weak soundin'.
But if y' say I made a promise, then it don't matter what it is or what other people think a it. Cuz if they respect y' as a man a yer word- which yer friends an' family should be doin'- then 's more important that y' keep the promise no matter what it is. Makes y' stronger, fightin' t' keep a promise y' made. An' y' made it yerself. Can't no one else make y' make a promise if y' don't wanna. Comes from yer own will.
Make sense?