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I always looked at student council and leadership camps, etc., as a bit of an oddity. I'm not sure what they really meant or what they entailed. Even today I'm rather ignorant.
I was never a leader; I'm a follower, a grunt, a peon, a serf.
I tend to thrive when there's someone else in charge, making the decisions and allocating the resources.
Mind you, there were many times in college when I had to step up where there was clearly a leadership void. It, to me, as a necessary evil. I never liked doing it, and I'm sure I was never really likeable while I was doing it.
That said, I probably lack all kinds of leadership skills. I also doubt I'm a good manager. I tend to be unorganized and a bit impulsive.
I suppose I'd rather other people give me structure.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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