Have you ever wanted to start something, but you were too afraid to? Were you unsure if people would follow and catch on? Most people feel this way when they want to start something, but if you are too afraid to start it, chances are other people will be too and nothing will happen.
Everyone thinks that the person who really makes a difference is the one who starts the trend or idea, and sure they may have started it, but it would be nowhere if it weren't for the first followers. Once there is some followers people may realize it is "cool" and they will catch on too. The people multiply after that and soon it becomes uncool to not follow.
For example, one day a girl comes to school wearing a pink ribbon to support breast cancer research. Everyone thinks she is weird at first for wearing this ribbon because it's not making a difference. She keeps wearing the ribbon anyways, despite a group of people who make fun of her. Soon, some friends join in and wear the ribbons, and then friends of friends until a whole bunch of people at the school are wearing it. Now so many people wear these ribbons that the group who made fun of her before start wearing them too. It has become the new fashion trend. And this is how it starts. The leader is the spark of the fire, but the first few followers are the gasoline poured on top to make the whole thing ignite until it is spread to everyone.
So in my opinion, being the first follower is just as good as being a leader, and you should never be afraid to be these things, because sometime soon, whatever you start will become the big thing, and people will look back and connect it to you. Don't be afraid to make a difference :)
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