Rey looked at him as he spoke, as though unsure where he was going with this. When he finished, she was still unsure, and she tilted her head at him, no less curious than she'd been earlier.

"You can still be that, Luke. All of that." Gently cupping his face, she pointed out, "It might not have been the generation you were expecting to help, but it still needs you. It still needs everything it can learn from you. You're still a living, breathing person with more experience than someone like me could ever hope for. There's no limit to what we can accomplish together, other than the ones we set for ourselves."