There’s no way in this life to be certain that what you’re doing is right. You have to figure things out as best as you can, know what you feel, say what you mean, and do what you say. You have to risk being the fool (again), hope what you do works, and forgive yourself if it doesn’t.
Since nobody knows for sure what is right and no one has a monopoly on truth, we should each take a look at the way we see authority, especially in the people we look to for answers. It may be useful to have someone in charge, but to make a leader seem to be more than an ordinary human being makes less of us as followers.
Because of human dependency or transference reactions, we will all be tempted again and again to cast the authority into the hero roles. But when we see someone in such a position is better, stronger, wiser, or more reliable than we are, a piece of our own worth may be sacrificed to his image.
Not knowing for sure what’s right or wrong, all you can do is take your best shot.