1. Guilt
1.1. We all experience guilt, so we must get through it.
1.1.1. "and from the bright thing that I destroyed in a blind, childish striking out at God knows what"
1.2. Guilt can stay with you for the rest of your life.
1.2.1. "Yet, there are times when the image of those passionate yellow mounds returns with a painful poignancy."
2. Life Lessons
2.1. As you grow up, what you learned will come back to you.
2.1.1. "For one does not have to be ignorant and poor to find that his life is as barren as the dusty yards of our town. And I too have planted marigolds."
2.2. What we learn in life will stick with us.
2.2.1. "Yet, there are times when the image of those passionate yellow mounds returns with a painful poignancy."
3. Maturity
3.1. When you mature, you begin to see things that you never saw before.
3.1.1. "I gazed upon a kind of reality which is hidden to childhood."
3.2. Maturity can come at random points in life.
3.2.1. "...and that was the moment when childhood faded and womanhood began."
4. Remembering
4.1. Our memories are held to for a long time
4.1.1. "The years have taken me worlds away from that time and that place, from the dust and squalor of our lives..."
4.2. We will always remember big things in our lives.
4.2.1. "Miss Lottie died long ago and many years have passed since I last saw her hut, completely barren at last, for despite my wild contrition she never planted marigolds again. Yet, there are times when the image of those passionate yellow mounds returns with a painful poignancy."