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What does it mean?
Family reconciliation often depends on time and perspective, yet some wounds remain unforgivable.
In plain terms
Time may help others understand you, but not all grudges heal.
What can you take from it?
Not all family conflicts resolve with time.

Where it applies

  • family estrangement
  • inheritance
  • reunion

Putting it to work

  • give time
  • accept limits

Questions to consider

  • Can time heal old wounds?
  • When is forgiveness impossible?

Another view

Time does not guarantee forgiveness.

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