The phrase “Time doesn’t heal everything, but it shows what can be healed” is a profound variation on the well-known proverb “Time heals all wounds” and emphasizes that while not all pain disappears, time helps us recognize which losses and traumas we can process and which wounds will accompany us permanently by pushing the incurable into the background or teaching us to live with them. It is a comfort that acknowledges that some things remain, but our perspective changes, and we learn to distinguish what can be healed and what cannot.
Meaning:
It’s not about pain disappearing completely, but about the fact that with time, intense suffering lessens, and one learns to cope with the loss or injury. Time helps us recognize which losses and traumas we can process and which wounds will remain with us.
Distinction:
There are things that can truly heal (e.g., minor disappointments), and things that one can only accept and integrate into one’s life (e.g., deep traumas).
Comfort:
This statement offers hope because it shows that the intensity of feelings can change and that one can find the strength to move the incurable away from the center of one’s life.
