Have you ever tried too hard to rekindle a friendship?

I tried and it never worked out well, because there's always a reason the bond gets severed. No matter how hard one tries to fix it, whatever is done, is done. You can't wipe the memory of the people involved.

Does this mean we should stop trying? No. But it also means we shouldn't try too hard and not hope for something, it usually leads to frustration and that's not what we need.