Do You Understand Now?

get a glass and smash it on the floor
-okay, done

is it broken?
-yes.

Now say sorry to it
-sorry.

is it fixed now?
-of course not!

so sorry wasn't good enough?
-well, no but..

what about glue? can you fix it by gluing it back together?
-i can try.

can you still see the cracks?
-yes.

will it hold any water? can it still fulfil it's purpose?
-no, but..

why not?
-because it's broken

because you have broken it.
-oh.

and it will be broken forever. you couldn't fix it by saying sorry
-oh.

will it still be broken if you walk away?
-yes.

so you leaving it won't fix it?
-no.

can anything make it the way it was before?
-no.

do you understand now?
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