SYNERGISM

When geese fly. They'd never be able to cover the distances they glide, flap, and soar unless they did it in a gaggle. Changing leaders once in awhile. But keeping the same formation. If you listen closely, their honks are really saying, "I don't know but I believe/ we'll get there by Christmas Eve. Sound off, Honk. Honk..." well you get the idea.

Twenty mule team Borax was the same. When they were taking borax out of the desert, they found that instead of using one standard 12-mule team to pull one wagon, they could use 20 mules to pull two wagons full of borax plus a water wagon. It was and still is all about working together for the greater good.

But it can also be for the greater bad. Take the haunted house pictured. At least the spooky house pictured. Few would go in the house alone. But empowered by another or three others, suddenly we're strengthened. I might even be the first to go. As long as there was a group behind me. Even if I knew if was wrong, dangerous, or just not right (to differentiate between something I know is wrong and something I know is just not quite right) I might go with the power. The false sense of security and acceptance to do something I shouldn't.

So, I guess sometimes synergism can be spelled sinnergism.