“You’re a big illusion, you golden bird!”, said Meša Selimović, alluding to the temporal nature of life. If we compare life with a bird, of any kind, then I’m becoming, without particular affinity for those creatures, a bit disappointed in life.
“Go ahead!” said the Leader. But, the road ahead was leading down, since there was the valley in front of them. One shouldn’t disregard the three-dimensional nature of Space in orientation.
If you aren’t sure in which direction to go, go to the opposite one from the rest of the crowd. Even if it’s the wrong direction, you could always console yourself that you were an original.