We call something a Band-Aid solution when it just covers up the problem without really fixing the whole of what is wrong. But a surprising number of things can heal on their own given a little protection and some time.
When has something healed for you by simply letting time pass?
Grief over the loss of a dearly loved one, in time, passes. So acute at the moment, one, almost at the beginning of the grieving process, realizes, I think, that one’s feelings will change and that the good memories that are meant to be remembered will come and add to the richness of one’s life.