The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; the thankful heart will find in every hour some heavenly blessing.
~ Henry Ward Beecher
When we're old, our lives become the sum of all whom we have loved. It is important not to waste anyone. One task of living out the last half of life is excavating and recovering all of those whom we loved the first half. Thus, the recovery of lost loves becomes an important way in which the past affects the present.