I stopped it because I'm your father. That's it. It's got nothing to do with what you're supposed to do or what you're meant for and if you really think that you're supposed to up and have yourself sacrificed because of what happened to me, then you need to use that clever brain of yours to re-evaluate the situation.
I don't want this for you. I would never want this for you. You're killing yourself with this guilt and it's nowhere near yours to carry.