should simon feel sympathy towards the soldier?

Simon should not have to feel sympathy towards the soldier. He should not have to feel sympathy towards the soldier because it is probably really hard for him to even take the time to listen to him.  Simon could still forgive the soldier but not have sympathy for him.  Having sympathy and forgiving somebody are two very different things. It is not fair for the soldier to be upset about dying at 21; but Simon's fellow Jewish soldier to die at a young age and nobody cares. The soldier has no idea what Simon has really gone through. So, no he does not need to feel sympathy towards the soldier.