Monday, July 25, 2005

Turkish Sheepish Lessons

"Turkish shepherds look at dead sheep in the town of Gevas, near the city of Van, eastern Turkey, Thursday, July 7, 2005. First one sheep jumped to its death. Then stunned Turkish shepherds, who had left the herd to graze while they had breakfast, watched as nearly 1,500 others followed, each leaping off the same cliff, according to the Turkish media reported on Friday July 8, 2005. In the end, 450 dead animals lay on top of one another in a billowy white pile. Those who jumped later were saved as the pile got higher. (AP Photo/Sukru Akyuz/IHA)"

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A few thoughts came into mind...

(i) If you are a follower, pick the right pack to follow... U won't want to follow a leader who doesn't know where he's heading...

(ii) If you are a leader, know where you are heading... U won't want to lead a bunch of lemmings to their deaths...

(iii) If you are unsure, don't crowd to the front of the herd... It doesn't pay to be the pioneers in every and any initiatives...

(iv) If you are unsure, it might just save your life if you do things slower and later than everybody else...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hahaha that is funny... it did really happened right??? I do hope not...