"The Forgotten Puzzle Pieces"

So I ran downstairs yesterday to plead for forgiveness to my mentor (Mrs. Wonderful Porter) for missing my weekly visit with her. When I got there she was talking to her eight period class about the Senior Prom. It made me think while I tentatively listened to her. I brag about the future all the time, and my life goal to leave my imprint for the future, which in my opinion are children. But what happened to the elderly? The past is as vital as the future, as sometimes people can forget. During those less then ten minutes, I felt in a way bad because I had forgotten the past, the wisdom and stories these people contain, the different points of views, or beliefs they have. Which in a subtle but tremendous way shape the future. When I went home after school, that question stilled lingered about in my head. They in a way became the forgotten pieces to the pivotal life puzzle. I am in a way embarrassed for have forgotten the importance and significance of elders and the impact they leave on the upcoming future.