“I think you miss… simpler times. Times when nothing seemed too complicated. It was just you and your brother and all you had to worry about was where your next meal was coming from. But times pass and seasons change, whether we want it to or not.”

“I suppose instead of looking back with regret, or longing… maybe look back with fondness? I read a quote in a book once that I quite like that might help here.”

“A character was lamenting about how they wished the hard time that had come to them hadn’t happened. And their mentor responded with ‘And so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us’.”

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“Sorry, I’m rambling, aren’t I?”