I get the ripples in a pond analogy but a better example is a scar on your body. If you have surgery or a wound, you will always and forever have a visible scar from it. It could be 6" long or only a few centimeters. It doesn't matter. It's still a visible scar. At first the wound hurts alot and takes alot of effort to care for and help it heal. Over time and with a lot of care the wound heals and turns into a scar. At first the scar is angry and red but over time it hurts less and less but it still hurts. Eventually the scar may not hurt to touch but you can still see it. It has left a mark and your body is forever changed. Every time you look at the scar you remember why it's there. The memory may no longer be super painful to think about but it is there and will always be there. The pain and sting of the wound will lessen over time and turn in to a scar that you can touch but it may always be sensitive to the touch and that's ok. The scar can also be a memory of the healing process and what it took to overcome the pain it caused. It can remind you of how much stronger you are from what you went through to gain healing. But the scar is there forever. Not a season.
The affects of betrayal last a life time, not a season
I get the ripples in a pond analogy but a better example is a scar on your body. If you have surgery or a wound, you will always and forever have a visible scar from it. It could be 6" long or only a few centimeters. It doesn't matter. It's still a visible scar. At first the wound hurts alot and takes alot of effort to care for and help it heal. Over time and with a lot of care the wound heals and turns into a scar. At first the scar is angry and red but over time it hurts less and less but it still hurts. Eventually the scar may not hurt to touch but you can still see it. It has left a mark and your body is forever changed. Every time you look at the scar you remember why it's there. The memory may no longer be super painful to think about but it is there and will always be there. The pain and sting of the wound will lessen over time and turn in to a scar that you can touch but it may always be sensitive to the touch and that's ok. The scar can also be a memory of the healing process and what it took to overcome the pain it caused. It can remind you of how much stronger you are from what you went through to gain healing. But the scar is there forever. Not a season.