Fall in line?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taken">taken</span>, <span word="every">every</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="collectively">collectively</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> – <span word="be">be</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="club">club</span> – <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="exception">exception</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="straying">straying</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="implies">implies</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="function">function</span> – <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="members">members</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>, <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="unison">unison</span>.</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dislikes">dislikes</span>, <span word="preferences">preferences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prejudices">prejudices</span>, <span word="quirks">quirks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="idiosyncrasies">idiosyncrasies</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="conform">conform</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="properly">properly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grid">grid</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="toe">toe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="soldier">soldier</span> <span word="codes">codes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="guide">guide</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span>” <span word="better">better</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="march">march</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="procession">procession</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="maintains">maintains</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="relation">relation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="indeed">indeed</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="toes">toes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="beautifully">beautifully</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="body">body</span>, (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span>) <span word="one">one</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="body">body</span>.</p>
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