Making it right is sometimes impossible, he said.

Attempting to fix what is broken? Yet, he said, ‘it’ is already broken… The concentric circles have echoed outward from the breaking, and no matter how much we try, the waves can never be put into reverse to make it ‘as if it never happened.’

I said that I was sorry. He smiled that Gogs smile and said, “Aren’t we all?”

He said, “Try to smile.”

To summarize Gogs…

Smile

You will look better, you will feel better, and I hope, at some point, that we can all realize that getting over ‘it’ and forgiving will make us happier, even if it can’t make it ‘as if it never happened.’

Smile.

It really feels better.

We all make mistakes. Me, you, them, us, … I will not define you by your mistake–much less your worst mistake. I hope you extend everyone else the same courtesy I extend you.

You might actually feel better if you let go, smile, and think better of them, of yourself, and of life in general.

Smile.

You are worth it, and, whether you think so now, they are deserve no less than you.

Gogs. He was a smart man.