I Am The Impetus

My father had always told me that I am like a runner in a relay race. My grandfather father passes the baton to my father and my father passes on the baton to me. It was just a metaphor to help me remember that I need to learn through my parents mistakes to become successful. After that was said I always remembered my upcoming responsibilities of carrying the "baton." However the metaphor suddenly came to life when my father passed on his lucky totem. Now I carry it with great respect in knowing that I am going to continue my father's legacy. With that said I have noticed that assuming the role of "Mr. Rager" has already began to influence my father. Through the years of living in New York my mother was always trying to persuade my father to move to every state that is not New York. But even with all the planning and begging my father never showed interest in leaving his birthplace. Then I leave to california and all of a sudden my father starts to make plans of his own to come down here and join me. Looks like I was the one that had to set the precedent in order for my father to realize that New York is not the only place to live. Whether or not he would decide to make the plunge and actually leave like I did remains to be seen. Although, just the thought of him loving my decision to come down to california makes me happy. Seems like I'm already handling the "baton" up to my father's expectations.