The Justification of Crowds

Take the road or take the path; sometimes you know which direction to move in.

We stood together at the top of the stairs, next to the door to your room. I knew that if you took my hand, we would walk into that room together, shutting the door on the world outside.

The world would stay on the outside while we would turn that room into our universe, our own private universe. What need would we have for a world such as this? A cold heartless indifferent place, when we could make our own world, in our own image.

We all have the power to make our own worlds, if we dare to use it. We all know those who scream the loudest in their urging us to join them are the very ones we should avoid at all cost. We do not need them, we do not want them.

You do not need to join their clubs, official or unofficial; you do not need your tribe - however loosely it is defined.

When you see a crowd forming, turn the other way. You do not need the justification of a crowd. Identity is not something others bestow upon you. It is something you give to yourself and is yours alone.