This one's a little less upbeat than Bandi's, but Honey Pie had a different past than Bandi did. (Her backstory can be found here: https://toyhou.se/2798418.honey-pie )

Bandi fully acknowledges his past, and feels compelled to build layers of acceptance and happiness over a rocky foundation. Honey Pie, on the other hand, finds comfort in forgetting her past. She's become very adept at blanking out her thoughts and letting time erode her memories, leaving her unburdened to live in the present moment.

At my age, I've seen some shit. In fairness, anyone my age has likely seen a comparable amount of shit. I always find it curious, though, when people choose to maintain a vivid recall of their past trauma. Some people are able to tell the stories of their years-old experiences like they happened yesterday. Correspondingly, I see the same emotions surfacing as must have been present during the experience itself. It seems like agony, and avoidable.

The message is not to ignore the past; it's instead a realization that there's usually a kernel worth saving and a much larger remnant that should just fragment, dissipate, and vanish.

As much as anything, this is the prime essence of Zoelle Badgernuki ~ my Honey Pie.