Now that “March Madness” is over it is time to reclaim our particularities. Part of the “madness” the basketball championships generate is our love for, our longing to be, part of a crowd.

In a crowd we can become a totally different person.

*Shy, reserved people scream until hoarse.
*Non-violent, peace-activists holler for their team to “kill’em!”
*Guys who don’t like to take their shirts off at the beach, paint their bellies blue or green or orange, and hope to get their hairy paunch on national television.
*A stadium full of strangers will energetically work together to create “the Wave.”

In a crowd your own behavior doesn’t have to make sense. What you do doesn’t have to be well thought-out. Before you do what you do you don’t have to draw up any long-range plans.

Crowds have perso…