FOLLOWING THE WRONG LEADER
In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a cross- country race was held. The race was to cover a seven-mile course. Two hours after the race had begun, ample time for the runners to cover the course, none of the runners had returned. The officials, fearing that something might have happened, set out in automobiles to find the runners. The officials found all of the runners six miles away, and sprinting in the wrong direction. Many of the runners had already covered distances of ten miles. A. J. Rogers, the association secretary, said the mix-up apparently occurred when the lead runner took a wrong turn at the fifth check point and the rest followed him! Sometimes this happens. We play follow-the-leader without knowing where the leader is going. We do things simply because someone else does them. We make our decisions because someone else has made the same decision before us. And while this is not always bad, it most certainly isn’t always…
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