Sheeple and the other door
Why? Why why why why why why!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Are we programed at an early age that once we get in a line, we can not break that line? It’s just a line people, move it! Isn’t it amazing how people seemingly refuse to do something except complain about it? Then we finally get the PAIR of doors, but we only choose to go through the one that is already open. Open the other one! I’m willing bet the line will go twice as fast. And to think this best part is …. it’s a metaphor.
First just let me address the wonderful and highly predictable world of sheeple. In case you don’t know, sheeple are the ones who follow someone else just because. If they see a group of people going someplace then they will go too because well, you’re going too. We all know about sociology and how it works but to see a random group of people come together and basically create another identity is pretty amazing. It’s like when everyone speaks together, we all seem to know to go at that one speed. So why do we have to act on that one speed? Does one really need to put that much effort into walking? It’s alright to detour every once in a while, if only to get out of the monotony of it all. The problem I have is not that we can make this group but more that no one can really “escape” from it. “Just because …” is not a sufficient answer to stay in that group.
This leads me to the other door. You’re faced with at least two doors but because everyone else is going through ONE door, you have to go through it too. This is funny, to me (Uh huh, yeah, I practice what I preach :P), because we can see someone standing outside a door knowing that it is locked, but we will see if it’s open anyways. On the flip side we know that all the other doors are unlocked but we don’t use them. Why, isn’t it there for a reason? There’s no magical technique to opening it so why not use it? What is it about the idea of being lead through life that we have to adhere to it? “But I might not like what I’ve walked into.” Then turn around and go back out. And just for that reason, people are afraid of taking that first step.
