How differently would Danny’s life have turned out if he had just admitted to doing this stupid, cruel act when he was eighteen years old, asked for forgiveness, and accepted his punishment? Instead, he spent years trying to cover it up or make increasingly thin excuses for it. Danny’s inability to reconcile with his past had stunted his emotional growth and robbed him of any chance to be happy. He’d lost everything he had—his job, a few romances, his ability to live independently, even his best childhood friends.
