'I'm Sorry'—Would There Be Less Regret If I Had Just Said That One Word?
A poignant reflection on regret and an unexpected moment of forgiveness when a figure from the past reappears.
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The time that had already passed could not be turned back.
Now even the words 'I'm sorry' and regret itself had become untimely things.
I tormented myself—was there any pain greater than regret over what could not be undone?
Then that person appeared and whispered, 'I'm the one who should apologize.'
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