There’s a story about a wandering storyteller, a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov, who went around telling stories after his teacher’s passing. Once he was called to a certain town to tell Baal Shem Tov stories, but alas, could not remember a single story. Here’s how Rabbi Tuvia Bolton tells this story on Chabad.org. 

Spoiler Alert: After you’ve read this story online or heard it before, I’d like to add the following thought:

The sign that his repentence was finally accepted was that he heard this very story being told. It’s too early to tell a story while still in progress, while the plot is still unfolding. When the story is ready to be told, it means that chapter, that aspect is closed. It’s done and now time to move on.