Timid Sheep

I love this video because:

  1. The first guy doesn’t care what other people think.
  2. It shows us our true nature of wanting to be part of the crowd.

It amazes me how long it takes for other people to join in, but when they do people are flocking, literally running, to get in on the action. Why? Why did it take so long?

I can imagine people sitting on their blankets and saying to their friends, “Look at that guy! He’s probably high or something.” Moments later, those same people can’t get off their blanket fast enough to join the crowd, most likely so they can come back to the blanket and say, “Did you see me over there? Wasn’t that awesome?!?”

Human beings are timid sheep. We want to be part of the crowd, but are afraid to look dumb if nobody else comes with. I hope that in my life I can be like the first guy, dancing and having fun and not caring what anybody else thinks. The least I could do is be the second or third guy. I don’t want to be a timid sheep.

4 Comments »
 

    Is the first guy that runs up to him just making fun of him?? I hope not.
    :(

    Comment by Katie — June 25, 2009 @ 10:06 am


    I don’t think so. He was definitely going for it.

    Comment by chris — June 25, 2009 @ 10:24 am


    I love this video, and I love this post.
    you nailed it, chris.
    (and by the way, I think you’d be the guy who starts it all.)

    Comment by marcleen — June 26, 2009 @ 8:13 am


    I wish I could bottle children’s earnest “don’t care what other people think,” without all the awkward (but always honest) comments.

    “When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.” -C.S. Lewis

    Thanks for the vine.

    Comment by Carl — June 26, 2009 @ 10:35 am

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