Ancestor

We don’t inherit our ancestors' daily life - we evolve past their generational way of living. We evolve past old school dress codes, laws, societal and religious practices. We’ve replaced the choir for bands, suits for jeans, chivalry for empowerment. We may, however, inherit alcoholism, narcissism, and passive aggressive behaviors. We probably have inherited nervous ticks and obsessive thoughts that get secretly passed down. . . unlike blue eyes and blonde hair. So if we do, if we get all the bad. Then, we get the good too. We get the humor, the drive, the dance moves  -  and maybe, just maybe, we inherit the dreams that got left behind.  Maybe our motivation is inherited energy - that once stood stagnant at death - but sticks to us at birth. A hand me down from the field of dreams, the prospect of something better, something miraculous - that could only be accomplished at this stage of evolution. If my ideas come from those before me - I’d like to make them worth the wait.