THE PARTNERSHIP CREED
When you see
Geese
... heading South for the winter...
... flying along in
V formation ...
... you might consider... what Science has discovered
... as
to Why they fly that Way:
As each bird flaps its Wings,
... it
creates an Uplift
... for the bird
...
immediately
Following..
.
By flying in V
formation,
... on its Own.
.
People who
share
... a common direction ... and
sense of communityWhen a
goose
Falls
out of Formation
it suddenly feels
the
Drag and Resistance
of
trying
to go it
alone... ... and quickly
... gets back
... into the Formation ... to take
Advantage of ... the Lifting Power If we have as
much sense as a goose,
...we will stay in formation
... with those who are
headed
... the same way we are..
When the Head
Goose
... gets tired ... it rotates
back into the Wing, ... and another goose flies
Point.It is sensible to
take turns
... doing demanding jobs
... with
people
... or with geese
... flying
south..
Finally... ... and this is
important... ... when a goose gets sick, or
is wounded by gunshots,
and falls
out of
formation,
... and Protection. They
stay
with the Fallen Goose
until it is able to Fly, or
until
it Dies;
and
only then do they launch out... on their own, ...or
with another Formation, ... to
catch up with their Group.If we have the sense of geese,
... we will stand
... together
... like that.
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Alachua County
Substance Abuse Prevention Partnership
Santa Fe Community College,
CSAP, School Board of Alachua County
P-152, 3000 NW 83rd Street,
Gainesville, FL 32601 (904) 395-5914. 10/17/95