Follow what ? Heart or Herd

All said and done, as we tread and trudge on, on the path of life, we need to follow too.

Follow :

Training, Rituals, Rights, Maps, Diagrams, Advice, Instructions, Trends, Rules, Policies, Procedures, Instincts, Music, and now also, one of the very latest of them all... trends, twitter, etc.

As we learn to follow, we need to learn to adhere to some/all of them as well.
To lead.
And not to bleed.
Thanks to relentless; greed.

To fulfill needs.
And not to fulfill greed.

To stand out as an outstanding Human Being.
And not to standout as a standout.


Since birth, through childhood, and until we grow up, we follow and learn basics, till we learn them well, and kind of master them.
Till we "stand up on our own feet" so to speak.
Thereafter; we decide to be choosy and selective as such, on our ' following instincts '.

To Follow :
Intelligently, Instinctively, Diligently or Blatantly! is now left to us.

Our choices and not our chances pave our way.
It is either us, only me, them, or they.
As we make our life like; hay.
To our delight! or much to our dismay.
Day after day.
Till we get to get gray!
In our relentless pursuit.
To follow and be followed, to be; hallowed.

It's now, when...we look back and introspect.
We do mull and we also inspect.
And discover a rather hollow hallow
In us, as a fellow, who did follow
As we swum and as we now; wallow.
In life's depths, both deep and in shallow.

As we prospered and prospected, all the while,
Through rare honest effort, or by common, deceit and guile,
We get to wonder and ponder:
Were it the choices or the chances, that made or marred our ways
Our progress, through past days.

As a nerd, was it worth it? to be a part of a herd?
A question we seldom asked then,
To be heard,
By the herd.

As a geek, why did we not tweak? to shine, outshine and standout!
When we had both the wherewithal and the clout?
To flout!
While we were nerdy within the herd.
As we so chose to be,unheard.

Did we often... squeak, or shout? to Tweak.
As a bold soul and not a meek.
To stand apart,
By following our own... heart.

Tweak:
To live a life full of beans rather than an existing a life, like a dreary death.
To lead and not to plead, bleed in and as a part of; a herd.
And not to have grown into a dweeb.
Like the proverbial sheep... of Little Bo Beep.


Follow the heart!
We must.
Trust the heart.
We must.
Take care of the heart.
We must.
Stand apart.
We must. We would. We will.

As Life:
All of it, happens out of the heart and only because of the sturdy heart.

Life begins with the first heart beat.
Life ends with the last heart beat.

Therefore:
Choose the right path...follow the heart, always.
As you live: in a herd/alone, as a nerd... growing into a dweeb, as a smarty, as a pleader, or...as a leader.

You see, Life is always lived out of choices and not chances.
Choices made after hearing the inner voices...made by the heart.

Firstly:
Do you have a heart to do so?
To stand apart?
To live long and to be belonged and longed for?
To be loved,kissed and missed?
To be bliss and blessed?

If you have one...Follow that heart please.
As it is given to you on lease.

Follow it always.
Listen to the inner voices it makes, and follow them blindly.
Make the right choices.
You will live life...so kindly.


Axee
Alias
Arun