A thought recieved in email

“A lesson I received in group dynamics from my high school theater group’s director, a guy named Lou. About a hundred of us kids had gathered together in the gym, doing warmup exercises. Lou got up and introduced a new exercise. We were going to count up from one to ten, slowly adjusting our attitude and appearance from utter dejection to triumphant at ten. One… we were slumped over and suicidal. Two… we straighted a little… Three… perhaps I shall not hang myself today. And so on to a hearty, confident, triumphant roar of TEN! “TEN!” shouted Lou. “TEN!!” we yelled back. “SEIG HEIL!” shouted Lou. “SEIG HEIL!!” we roared. “SEIG HEIL!!! SEIG HEIL!!! SEIG…”

“Lou clapped his hands sharply for attention. He looked at us for a long moment. “Never forget,” he said softly, “how easy it was for one man to make you do that.”

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