Maybe I have missed something here, but without a compassionate heart no reconciliation seems possible. However the chance to reconcile is a gift, and few of us are given that chance. But we can all have a compassionate heart - it is our choice

It takes two to reconcile, even if the greater effort comes from one person. I have not been offered that, and doubt I will be. All I can tell you after nearly eight years is that closure is possible without reconciliation.

The best closure is reconciliation, I will not disagree.