The Past or Future

What seems more important?? the past or future?? where we have been or where we are going?? This is one of those things that I think all kinda blends together evenly. In my opinion, we have to know who we are and where we have been to know where we are going and who we might become. I think looking into our distant past, even what our ancestors did can give a lot of hints about what is or could be our future. How do you feel??