One of the best things you can do for yourself in adulthood, is to learn how to leave things alone.
Just leave it alone. Situations, people, whatever it is, leave it alone.
@papiwontmiss He didn’t do the right thing. The real ones stick through the drought, not just the shine. Loyalty isn’t seasonal, it’s proof of character.
@libriscent Exactly.
The final lesson is often not in their words, it is in the pattern they chose to repeat.
Potential can be seductive, but repeated behavior is usually the clearest statement of who someone is willing to be.
Their final gift to you was repeating their pattern one more time on you so you could finally see that, despite their potential, this is who they’re choosing to be.