Given the time of year, I think this metaphoric thought appropriate -- sometimes you lead the revolution (e.g. Jesus) and sometimes you herald it (e.g. John the Baptist). Lynn, you been wondering in the desert or eaten any locusts and honey lately?
Moses spent 40 years in the desert and led his people to the Promised Land. He never saw it, but he trained Joshua who would take'm in.
This year began my fourth decade in The Golfing Machine. We're gettin' close!