We sometimes make choices based solely on our feelings, which are simply opinions about how things are. We would do better if we considered both our feelings and the facts; facts are unchangeable, whereas opinions can always be changed.
There is a rare beauty in seeing one person aiding another, but a masterpiece is crafted when a multitude is guided only by the grace of what is right.
It's a great thing to learn from your mistakes and to move on; we must also learn from the mistakes of others so as not to repeat what was done by them, or even to them.