Fawlty Showers 2

I herd You!

The principal said, “I missed what you said about the herd.”

“In college I was part of a herd that drank a lot.  Traveling with other heavy drinkers, I didn’t see I was on the outer edges of the herd.

“A couple of years after graduation, a friend said, ‘We can’t drink like we used to.’  I was drinking more.  I realized most of the herd had turned, but I had kept going, getting closer and closer to the cliff.”

“You’re saying when everyone’s drinking, it’s hard to know if you’re the person with a drinking problem.”

“Often until you stumble over the cliff,” I said.  

A sad look crossed her face. “I shouldn’t tell you this, but my husband’s still part of a herd. He can’t see his problem because all his friends drink as heavily as he does.”

“Herd mentality. You gotta  watch out for it.”

 

Today I’ll beware of herd mentality.

 

Fawlty Showers 2 is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.

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