Doing something for years?
The years matter.
Not growing and doing the same things?
The years don’t matter.
Know someone for years?
The years matter.
Don’t share a good bond?
The years don’t matter.
Almost everything we see has a side that no one sees. Which makes it important for us to see and recognise. Because almost every linear theory in our heads also has a parallel theory that’s also true. When we know both, we know both could be true. Saves us from humoungous damage.