How much time do you spend trying to ‘fit in’? Trying to be like everybody else? Molding yourself to meet the standards of the status quo? Do you often wonder what it means to be normal?
Too many people waste their time striving to conform to the ‘norm’. They may tone down their opinions, dull their personalities, stifle their laugh, bury their needs or, most commonly of all, they change their appearance, to better fit in with society’s current definition of beauty (whatever that is).
Basically, a lot of us are changing the very essence of who we are, in order to keep up with a notion that doesn’t even exist.
The notion that is being ‘normal’. But what does it actually mean to be ‘normal’? What is a normal person like?
And is our pursuit to be seen as ‘normal’ even a worthwhile one?
I’ll let you decide for yourself…
The definition of normal tends to be described as:
Normal: conforming to a particular standard and is what people expect.
Here’s what, by today’s standards, it means to be ‘normal’.
Sometimes it can feel like we live in a world where greed is an automatic reaction and people can be shamed for helping those less fortunate than themselves.
For example, pursuing a career that sucks you dry but pays the bills.
… when you no longer have the energy to pursue them anyway.
Where uneducated opinions can be just as “valid” as those with deeper, more insightful arguments…
(This can also result in a lack of understanding and empathy… See point below.)
Sometimes, it involves time and patience to understand those who are different from you. This is often too much trouble and effort for people.
This includes surgery, starvation, and injecting poison into our faces.
… and not educating yourself further than ‘shocking’ headlines and biased campaigns.
This includes saying ‘I’m sorry’ for crying.
Because it’s ‘normal’ to fear what others think.
…even if you are practically nose to nose…
Whether you’re hungry or not.
And solely judging someone and their worth on something as small as their ability to parallel park.
Because we are worried about change or leaving our comfort zones.
And other media formats for ultimate escapism from our ‘normal’ lives.
Women don’t make good company CEOs and men shouldn’t cry.
Because someone else is always to blame.
Because something better may never come along. Plus, ‘normal’ dictates that you ought to be married by 30 with children, and time is running out…
To succeed in life, there ‘must’ be a person worse off than you…
Because how could someone who lives differently from me be happy??
So, there you have it, some definitions of what it means to be ‘normal’.
Still interested in fitting in? I thought not…
If you’ve ever been called ‘strange’, ‘odd’, or been laughed at for staying true to yourself and following your own path, take this as a compliment.
And always, always be sure to live your own life, not your idea of somebody else’s.
You ALREADY possess a limitless supply of everything you need or want. Don’t let anyone else tell you that you are not enough! We now know how exciting and important being ‘different’ is.
But now, be sure to utilize your uniqueness…
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