近 朱 者 赤 近 墨 者 黑 。。

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn12343

Got this article from friend. From the way things go, does that mean I better make friends with skinnier people too (to balance up) and probably make friends with 'richer' people, to balance the 'wealth' level? Haha. Maybe huh?

The article reminds me of the chinese saying. There is , I think, some semblance of truth. If you make friends with people who are negative, invariably, you'd be influenced. Likewise, if everyone around you strive to excel and are 'high fliers', then you'd somewhat be driven as well to want to do so.

I suppose this is like 'group think'...

I dont like this conditioning, but I think I am still 'subjected' to it. Can I be like the 'Matrix' , and get out of the 'system that bind me' ?