Telling Phrase 16: "Monkey See, Monkey Do"

This is a classic phrase that basically relates to the idea of the blind leading the blind. It is a mock against people that are reactive rather than proactive. In The Dave Matthews song "Proudest Monkey," they use this line to indicate that many people often leave the quiet, peaceful life of the country, and move into the city, where they find themselves overwhelmed by noise and busyness. They don't stop though because they are to busy doing what everyone around them is doing. Sometimes people forget that they are capable of making their own choices. This also causes people to blame their consequences on fate, or some negligent higher power.