I was having a conversation with an acquaintance the other day when he said"time heals all wounds". He was speaking about a rift that had developed between himself and a colleague. He was of the mindset that enough time had passed , the sting he felt when this conflict first arose had dissipated and he felt that he would now be able to pick up where they had once been.
I listened to his reasoning and having a bit of insight into the particulars of this split, I was glad to see that he wanted to move on.
Of course this had me look at my own life and I found myself revisiting some relationships which have gone sour for me.
I think I have to disagree with my buddy. 
Time alone does not heal all wounds. 
Some wounds are very deep. Yes they scab over and heal to some degree. However when the scab falls off, there is a scar. 
Some scars are minute, inconsequential. Others are fairly noticeable and serve as daily reminders of the wound. And then there are the scars that are so pronounced that they are simply to hard to not notice. 
Some are so disfiguring that they can change a person's whole affect.
Time will never heal those wounds.
Some wounds need aggressive treatment.
Merely slapping a band-aid over them and saying "okay, lets move on" is not enough.
These wounds seem as if they might never heal.
I choose to believe that we can mend all wounds given enough time and care.
The key addition to my friend's original premise is the word care.
It takes care as well as time to heal a wound.
I guess I am looking at some of my own wounds and wondering if they will ever heal?
Honestly, not without care.
I have to care if I want them to heal. Otherwise they will just fester,scab over for a while,eventually flaring up and becoming infected again. If left unattended they can get worse, even becoming gangrenous.
Time alone will never heal that wound.
It needs care. 
If I want to heal,I have to care.