The older we get, the wiser we are supposed to be. As an old or older person your are not supposed to make a fresh start and start a new life … you can’t cut away age or memories. So regrowing a new self is almost impossible … or is it?
Isn’t it just a decision of our old ego to cling to it’s memories and old pain that is keeping us from refreshing ourselfes?
If the past is really the past - why are you clinging to it in your mind and heart? Do you fear loosing yourself when you simply cut away the old shrub to get more light and breathing space?
It might be painful to let go - but it makes no sense to just cling to memories of a reality that is long gone?
Grow now, stay green and fresh.