
I have something they don’t have, which is nothing to lose.

I will be whoever I want to be, and no one can stop me. I thought it meant letting other people decide who you were going to be. I thought being a follower was letting other people shape your life. The person at the front of the line is the puppet of someone that you couldn’t name because someone else pointed the way. A spectacular leader can lead without ever knowing it themselves. A great leader can lead without anyone ever knowing it.

How come lately people think you’re a leader just because you happen to be at the front of the line? A good leader need only point the way and watch as others follow a direction, not a figure. Maybe taking charge means something different nowadays. They think the best you can achieve is being at the front of your row…but why not form your own row? Isn’t that the definition of being a leader? But still, people like to be able to put you in a category, to be able to place you in even rows and put a sign at the front. But what kind of life can you live in a tiny square box? My personality is less narrow. I guess I like to keep surprising people. I’m supposed to be a jock and then a brain and then one of those music/theater people.
