" The one who follows the crowd"

prashu: In respect of business -- trying something new -- may bring results that are very big. But in respect of life --it is better to be in the company of people-- many boys commit mistake in selection of partner -- they do things singly --with the result they end up selecting a wrong partner -- yesterday in a TV program in Zee TV I saw more than 10 men cheated by a woman -- she enticed them to get married or taken money etc.

Following the crowd is something one does when they are young/uncertain. Crowds create a sense of belonging/protection. If one is in a crowd, he or she feels like a part of something. After all, with so many people gathered; there must be something one is missing if they don't join. Right? Well, for one, not everyone fits in and not all crowds are meant to be followed. It takes time to understand the psychology and sociology of crowd behavior. Everyone is an individual. One must learn to be himself or herself. This is usually done as one grows and matures (mentally and physically). As one develops a knowledge of whom he or she is, he or she learns the importance of being true to oneself in a crowd or alone. This is what it means to be an adult. Whether one follows, leads, or stands alone, he or she does it by choosing to make a decision. But, one's decision is his or hers to make. It can be influenced by state of mind, but judged as right or wrong with or without foresight and if remembered, always with hindsight. This is how to understand that even in a crowd, everyone is not the same.

hi prashu228 well most sayings have some merit and also some dis merit. I have followed others to get an idea then a lot of times I find I also have other ideas that are even better so I listen to myself and try out my ideas.Most often they do work and when they do not I enlist my adult son who is really so smart and I trust his opinions and his knowledge too.Sometimes when I follow my own ideas I do realize that I w s right to trust in my self.hope you get other responses too as yours is a good discussion that makes one use ones brains.

i think its better not to follow the crowd actually,its the beaten and routine track,we cant succeed .anyhow i prefer to choose my own path and be unique in each and every way possible

Hi friend, there is no confusion in this term, if we follows the crowd, we will get confusion, i.e crowd means more than one person, different kind of people is having different kind of thoughts, opinion and attitude. The thing which seems to be good to a person may seems to be bad to another one, so don't follow the crowd, there is nothing wrong in following a person who is good, set him as your role model and follow the single persons quotes and activities to get success in your life

There is more than one way to look at this obviously so it should be an interesting discussion! My thoughts on it are this: It is good to have a nice positive role model to follow. We will learn from example so when we have someone to look up to, we will learn from them and hopefully follow their good example. This is different than following the crowd because a crowd usually means they are doing something to fit in. Or some like to say they have the "sheep mentality". A lot of bad things can come from following the crowd. Often peer pressure will follow this and many teens or young adults will be following a bad road quickly through this. There is the other thing that being in a "crowd" meaning a group, is not always a bad thing. Many groups and organizations come together for a great cause. The over all point is that you should be an individual in your life and not let peer pressure lead you into poor decisions. One saying that I made up is "Individual thought patterns make life interesting". And I believe that and try to live by it myself.

Hi prashu,I feel it depends on the circumstances and situations in life.When you have something that is time tested and perfected by others it is much easier to follow that instead of taking trouble over it.But when you are not very sure about certain isuues and would like to explore further it is better to go right ahead and do so...all the best ,enjoy your evening

We follow someone only when that person inspires us. Everyone needs some source of inspiration to get going. It is up to us whether we follow someone blindly or while following we keep our eyes open and side by side seek new directions throughout the path. The one who follows someone can learn from the mistakes of his predecessor. While if you choose to walk alone you will have to brace yourself to face all the challenges and difficulties you meet on the way all by yourself. But yes if we succeed in what we do, we can be the inspiration for others and be their predecessor.

This depends on who yo follow .Is he or them a source of confidence or not