Silly as a Goose!

When my son John was little I would get him to giggle when I told him he was "silly as a goose."  Boy was I off the mark.  Although it was fun to get John to laugh, it turns out that geese are anything but silly.  Matter of fact geese are one of the greatest examples of encouragement and teamwork on the planet.
When you see Canadian geese flying along in a "V" formation, you might consider what science has discovered as to why they fly that way.
As each bird lifts it wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately following.
By flying in the "V" formation, the whole flock adds at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own.
People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going more quickly and easily because they are traveling on the thrust of one another.
When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to go it alone, and quickly gets back in formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird in front.
If we have as much sense as a goose, we will stay in formation with those people who are headed the same way we are.
When the head goose gets tired, it rotates back in the wing and another goose flies point.
It is sensible to take turns doing demanding jobs, whether with people of for the geese who are flying south for the winter.
Geese "honk" from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.
What messages do we give when we "honk" from behind?
Finally...and this is important...when a goose gets sick or is wounded and falls out of formation, two other geese fall out with that goose and follow it down to lend help and protection.  They stay with the fallen goose until it is able to fly or until it dies, and only then do the launch out on their own, or with another flock to catch up with their group.
If we have the sense of a goose, we will stand by each other like that.
Silly...actually its quite a lesson for all of us, whether in our personal or professional lives.