Sheep, Wolves and Sheepdogs

Pebblepie posts a rather lengthy piece by Dave Grossman about the difference between the three. It’s worth the time it takes to read it and think about what it means.

”Most of the people in our society are sheep. They are kind, gentle, productive creatures who can only hurt one another by accident."…

"Then there are the wolves," the old war veteran said, "and the wolves feed on the sheep without mercy."…

"Then there are sheepdogs," he went on, "and I'm a sheepdog. I live to protect the flock and confront the wolf."…

This business of being a sheep or a sheep dog is not a yes-no dichotomy. It is not an all-or-nothing, either-or choice. It is a matter of degrees, a continuum. On one end is an abject, head-in-the-sand-sheep and on the other end is the ultimate warrior. Few people exist completely on one end or the other.

Go here to read it all. Then determine where you are along the continuum.