Levi decided it was probably because the Amish had endured too much over the centuries not to have learned the wisdom of accepting harsh reality and then moving on. Instead of pondering whether or not justice would be served, they worked. Always they worked. There were fields to plant, livestock to care for, children to tend, and quilts to sew. Life went on. And those like Levi and his family, who had experienced great loss, were expected to do exactly what everyone else did in the Amish community who faced hard things—endure. It would be a waste of time, in their minds, for Levi to attempt to investigate on his own, because there was no recourse even if he did discover who had violated his family. The Amish did not go to court. They did not seek vengeance. They did not retaliate. Instead, they scratched out a living with horses and hand tools . . . and they went to church. If the law officials never found out who it was, even if the murderer went unpunished, Levi knew that he and his family would go on just as they always had.
