The “visionless” 10

I recently wrote on “the power of the visionary one”.
That’s one side of the story,  I’ll balance it by saying “there’s also power in the visionless 10”.

In the book of numbers,  the Bible tells of  12 spies who were sent to scout Canaan.  On their return, all the spies agreed that the land was good and productive, bringing with them evidence of its productivity.
Ten started telling stories of giants that lived in the land; Giants who devoured men whole (reminds me of Jack and the beanstalk)  and other woes they’ll encounter if they try to take the city.

Two were of the opinion that they sack the city at once,  while the remainder insisted that it was a suicide mission.

Unfortunately,  majority carried the vote. The stories of the 10 spies quickly spread round the camp, scaring the people so much that they wept all night.  By morning, they had abandoned the mission,  thus wandering the desert for 40 years.

Sometimes, the visionless 10 can have more impact than the visionary one,  leading a nation or business into turmoil.

Be the visionary one

Ps: After 40 years, the children of Israel eventually went in and sacked the city and took it for themselves. They were lead by the visionary two. Unfortunately, the visionless 10 died wandering the wilderness, never seeing the Giants again.

The end