There are so many famous leaders who did a great job all over the world. Such leaders are respected by people and people desire to be a person like them. However, it wouldn't be the best to be a leader. Leader must handle tons of difficult works with unpleasant situations and may get stressed out so much. For these reasons I believe that being a follower is better than being a leader.
First of all, leaders must make hard decisions in general. Everytime they encounter any circumstance, they have to decide and take a risk as well as be responsible for it. One day, I read a book which collected stories of leaders. Each story in it stated how hard it is to be a leader, especially as to making decisions. All people in the stories had same things in common, which are making not only hard but also risky decisions and getting a lot of pressure on their shoulder from the decisions. This difficulty is so harsh to people. Therefore, I think it would be better to avoid this hazard.
In addition, followers can feel more comfortable than leaders. Followers are able to enjoy their works by merely devoting themselves to their stuff. By doing it, they can be satisfied and happy. They don't get stressed out as much as leaders do. When I was a student, I was the captain of my classes for eight years consecutively except a year. For the year when I didn't serve as the captain, I could feel so comfortable and laid back in comparison with the other years. Finally, I concluded that followers participate in works with less stress than leaders do.
To summarize, becoming a leader should not be like what you expect and imagine. If you would be a leader, you must live with pressure and stress for the rest of your life. You might be on the spotlight and be admired by many people but what you take on must be too significant and gigantic. Although apparently there are not so much glories and honors, being a follower and doing your stuff given best will lead you to more relaxing and pleasing life. |