Yes, the permanent 'wondering' part with the certain knowledge that you will never get the actual answer is part of real life - and takes a certain amount of maturity to deal with.

I had a moment like that after one particularly intricate day of hunting. Wanting a fast-motion replay of the entire day's events with commentary from the narrator as to what I missed and what was actually happening in the woods that day...

Didn't happen, but I was amused by my desire for the replay!