What if.......?

I've done some "soul searching" and have come to the conclusion that, I'm extremely selfish when it comes to Mr. D. All I've thought about is ME when it comes to this LOCI debacle. All I've thought about is how much I will miss not seeing him on tv as much as I want too. But, what if Mr. D did some heavy soul searching himself? I can't imagine that he took this decision lightly. What if he's doing this because: He turned 50 (a wonderful milestone for a man that just keeps getting better!)? He has 2 young sons at home and wants to be with them? He wants to be with his family more? He appreciates what he has in life and wants to devoted himself to that? He has other projects that he wants to delve into? He wants to enjoy what he has? He wants to move on? He wants to "get a life"?
He feels that Bobby has gone as far as he can go right now? What if they (he and Carin) want to be a married couple? What if they want to concentrate on their family? What if it's just that time in their lives that they want to "discover the world" as a family? What if Bobby has gone as far as he can in his current situation? What if Bobby needs a vacation or a change? (I'd much rather see that than his death, or worse, him losing his mind.) I'm still selfish. I want Bobby to go on forever, and NOT just in reruns. But, I respect Mr. D and I will have to trust to his judgment. All I can hope for is that this means that I will get to see him MORE on both the "big" and "small" screens. It may hurt like HELL, but, it would hurt more if I thought I was hurting Mr. D with my selfishness.