Can one begin again and again?

"Can we, you and I, start anew now? Without waiting for one of us to fall ill or die just to admit that we wasted too much time drifting apart, too much energy lost in arguments? I need a new chapter with you, one where I can finally let go of this resentment."

...And they had done it, because nothing surpasses the power of persistence—of trying over and over, learning from each misstep. Just like artisans shaping their craft, they managed to improve, to create something better with each attempt. Persistence and growth—this was their key.

So for seven long years, that’s what they did: trying time and again to communicate, to forgive, to begin again. And looking back, Jimena could see how much they had progressed.

They had come to understand each other’s spaces, and now, without effort, they could often connect without a single word.

Yo, llamada Jimena

El Mortal Tributo