life memories

"Time heals all wounds." This aphoristic bit of common sense contains very little usable information about the relationship between time, healing, and woundedness - about how time heals. However, we all probably can recall situations where this apparent dynamic seemed to hold true. An old enemy now is a great friend; an old injustice we swear we'll never forget becomes a source of humor and wisdom.life memories. But was it just the passage of time that caused these changes to occur? And if, without contemplation, it seemed so, what about all the old wounds that haven't healed, and are managing our lives through habitual avoidance patterns?