Geese can teach us many things about how to act as a community.
1. Geese always fly in a V-shaped formation. As each goose flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird behind. In a V shape, the whole flock adds 71% more range than if each bird was flying alone. When the community acts together, it is more efficient and each member benefits.
2. When a goose falls out of formation, it experiences drag and slows down. It quickly moves back into formation to continue taking advantage of the power of the flock. If we have as much sense as geese, we will quickly learn when we are not taking advantage of, and contributing to, the community and rectify this.
3. When the lead goose tires, it rotates back into the formation and another goose takes its place at the front. Members of the community should take turns to do the hard work, so that the whole community continues to benefit together. A community is depend on all its members.
4. The geese flying in the V formation honk to encourage those at the front to keep up their speed. It is important to encourage others members of the community verbally.
5. When a goose gets sick, wounded or shot down, two geese drop out of the formation with it, and remain with it, looking after it until it either dies, or is well enough to fly again. Then they relaunch, and either join another flock or catch up with the original flock. Members of a community should look after one another.
Surely we have as much sense as geese?
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