In every school a "top" crowd sets the pace, while the others follow their lead. Let's say the top crowd decides that it is smart to wear bright red sweaters. Pretty soon everybody is wearing a bright red sweater. There is nothing wrong with that, except the fact that on some people a bright red sweater is extremely unbecoming. The situation can even become dangerous, if the top crowd decides that it is smart to drink or to drive cars at seventy miles an hour. Then the people who follow the lead are endangering their lives. They are like the sheep being led to the butcher.

Now, chances are that you have come across situations like these more than once in your life; chances are that one time or another you probably did something you knew to be wrong. You may have excused yourself by saying, “Gee, the crowd does it.” Well, let the crowd do it, but don’t do it yourself. Learn to say, "No."

Develop your own standards and your own judgment. If you know the crowd is planning something you disagree with, have the courage to bow out politely. You'll have the satisfaction of standing on your own two feet. Remember this in your heart, you are the unique one in the world, just be yourself.

在每个学校的“高端”的人群起到了带头作用，而其他人跟着他们走。高端人群选择穿鲜红色的毛衣很漂亮。不久，大家都穿着鲜红的毛衣。是的没错，但事实上有些人与鲜红的毛衣是极不相称的。这种情况甚至会很危险，如果高端人群决定，喝酒后以每小时七十英里的速度开车。追随的人是在浪费自己的生命。他们就像待宰的糕羊。

现在，在的生活你很有可能不止一次地遇到这样的情况；可能你时不时也会做一些你知道是错的。你可能会为自己开脱说，“哎呀，大家都这样做。“嗯，让大家去做，但你自己不做它。学会说，“不行。”

要有自己的标准和判断。如果你知道大家正在计划一件你不赞成的事情，要有勇气礼貌地放弃。你会站在自己的两只脚的满意。请记住，你在这世界上是独一无二的，只是你自己。

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