“It may well be. But I think it’s useful to be aware of each. You will always have your happy memories, my sweet one, but you cannot live in the past. Others may be disappointed in the path you forge for yourself, but you must remember that their disappointment belongs to them and them alone. It is not yours to manage. And perhaps you may even find a way to incorporate those passed-on traditions into your future, but it cannot be someone else who dictates it.”
