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SHEEPLE
So today I decided to google the phrase, “People are sheep”. I bet you can’t guess what the very first search result was? It was a Wikipedia article titled, “Sheeple”. I’m sure you’ve heard of this term and I have as well. I was just VERY surprised to see that Google knew the term. Dang, Google really is smart. Anyway, the definition of “Sheeple” is as follows:
Sheeple (a portmanteau of “sheep” and “people”) is a term in which people are likened to sheep, a herd animal. The term is used to describe those who voluntarily acquiesce to a suggestion without critical analysis or research. They undermine their own individuality and may willingly give up their rights.
This is pretty dang funny, well atleast to me! My husband and I have always joked about this and I thought it was just something that we referred to. Apparently, a lot of other people are talking about sheeple as well. Have you ever met a sheeple? If not, then you’re most likely a sheeple yourself. Only kidding! Anyway, below is a good example of sheeple behavior and I’m sure you can relate.
Has this ever happened to you?
Have you ever been waiting on a busy day to fill your car up with gas? Usually when gas stations are busy there will be little lines formed behind the gas tanks. Almost always, there will be an empty gas pump lane in the midst of this chaos. For some reason unknown to man, the sheeple will only line up in already formed lines. All of the sheeple see that empty lane but for some reason or another, they feel that they are NOT suppose to enter that lane. So, they sit there and wait.
Suddenly, a non-sheeple person sees that empty gas pump and says, “Hey, there’s an empty pump! It must be my lucky day!” This happy-go-lucky non-sheeple has now exited their car and is beginning to pump gas. As soon as the pump hits the gas tank you can hear the sheeple in the background. They are honking their horns and screaming profanities! “Hey, you need to wait like the rest of us, they say”. “You cut in line”.
There is nothing for the non-sheeple to do but hurry up and leave. After the yelling stops, you suddenly see other sheeple start to line up behind the non-sheeple. Low and behold, it wasn’t line cutting after all! The sheeple just needed a leader to get them in that empty, uncrowded line. The sheeple fury eventually became sheeple envy. The sheeple wondered to themselves, “Now why didn’t I do that?”
So tell me, are you a leader or a sheeple?
I witness this stuff every single day. Actually, I have been watching this kind of behavior my entire life. It happens at the bank and every other place where lines form. It even happens in emergency situations. I heard a story about a woman going in labor at a mall once. Fifteen minutes went by and noone stopped to help. The only thing people could do was stop and stare. Finally, someone decided to stop and help. As soon as this person stopped, many others also decided to stop and offer their help. All it took was one person. If that person had not stopped, would anyone have helped this poor woman?
There are so many people that need direction to do the simple things in life. It’s like people are too terrified of stepping out of the crowd. They are afraid they will be rediculed or they’re afraid that they may be doing something wrong. This behavior needs to be changed. Realize that by stepping out of the crowd you are actually motivating others to do the same. I realize that some people will always need direction, but do you want to be the leader or the follower? It’s up to you. Next time you see that empty lineless gas lane, go for it! If someone needs help, help them! Get empowered and refuse to be a sheeple, I know you can do it!
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