There is a quote from Seneca that says: “Only time can heal what reason cannot.”
It’s a simple statement. But the more I think about it, the more truth it hides. It reminds us that there are certain wounds or difficult moments that logic cannot solve.
We always face difficulties and challenges. Usually in these situations, some of us get discouraged. But I want to talk about those people who don’t get discouraged. They say to themselves, “It wasn’t meant to be this way.” But does this quote really save us? Some of life’s challenges are beyond our logic. For example, when parents lose their child, they may know why, but is that knowledge enough to resolve the bad feeling? I don’t think so. This is where reason fails.
Time doesn’t bring reason. It doesn’t talk to us. It just passes. Like a river, it just passes. A river smoothes sharp stones over the years just by passing. Time will reset us. The pain will stay with us. We haven’t really solved the problem. We’ll just make peace with it.
Years later, those parents will grieve, but it won’t be all-consuming. That’s a favor that time does us. A favor that our brains can never do.
