The arithmetic people do about late restarts is almost always wrong, because they count the years and forget to count what is already built.
A late apology is a strange gift. It is often given for the wrong reason, and received in a state the giver has not imagined.
Some people spend a decade being mediocre at something they were never suited to, and mistake the mismatch for a verdict on themselves.
Almost never a confrontation, an apology, or a resolution. Usually something much smaller, and usually an event nobody chose.
People rebuilding a life almost never point to a decision. They point to one ordinary habit they never let go of.