It’s important to have intellectual, academic, and spiritual guides. People you follow. People you follow closely.

But you can’t keep track of it all. It’s perilous to follow that closely. Consider those who follow every movement, every tweet, and every breath of a celebrity.

When you’re that kind of follower, you can lose track of your own journey. You can lose your own path.

Just like in transportation: if you follow too closely, you’re likely to get into an accident.