Lemmings and Sheep – The Role of Boundaries and Rules

Too often we are part of the proverbial herd. We simply plod along with all the other people who are plodding along because everyone else is plodding along. The herd is kept together through some false sense that there must be a mutually agreed upon destination that is compelling enough for everyone to join forces in a mass march toward that destination. Yet, more often than not, the herd is moving only because the herd is moving.

To break from the herd is difficult as we often wonder if indeed there is some compelling destination that we might miss. Additionally, breaking from the herd causes the herd to question its own destination which is uncomfortable for the herd at best. Such discomfort prompts the herd to get everyone back in place as a means of quieting those fears. If we are to maximize this journey it would be wise to judiciously break from the herd in the diligent pursuit of something far greater than just following the herd.