To Be Authentic

"It's easier to hold your principles 100% of the time than 98%.



An individual crab is extremely effective at escaping almost any trap. However, a very simple trap can be used to catch large groups of crab.
Here's how it works: inside of each open-top trap sits a pile of crab feed. The first crab to happen upon the feed enters and enjoys the spoils. The second crab sees his feasting colleague and joins him for the partaking. The third and fourth crab follow suit. Soon, dozens and dozens of crabs have entered the trap and lingered, even after all the food is gone.
Here's the catch: if one crab chooses to exit the cage and looks for food elsewhere, it is challenged by its mates. While trying to crawl out of the trap, the other crabs will pull it back down. If this brave fellow persists, the others will break off its claws. If it persists further, the group will kill it.
Sadly, humans are not too different. We all have extreme egos. We don't like seeing others succeed beyond our own perceived abilities. We prefer when other fail or, at least, fall behind us in the peloton of society. We've created collective barriers in our language, actions and even thoughts which maintain the status quo.
Rejection and ridicule are real barriers. To be authentic is to be vulnerable. Visions and goals are regularly shot down and considered absurd."



In Slipstream Time Hacking by Benjamin P. Hardy