Follow the …

We follow the crowd, so responsibility is not ours to bear.
We follow the pundits, so our prejudices and biases are reinforced.
We follow the fads, so our closets are full, and our accounts are empty.
We follow our emotions, so our bad decisions can be explained away.
We follow the one ahead of us, because that one knows more,
Even if it is merely the step of the one before them.

If we follow our thoughts, we can check our potential destinations first.
If we follow our instincts, we can avoid missteps invited by others.
If we follow our experience, we can learn from bad decisions and make better ones.
If we follow our faith, we can find fulfillment.