What’s all this never ending hype about keeping up with the Jones’s, fitting in, doing something because everyone else is, possessing something because everyone else does, looking the same, being the same. Why does everyone want to be the same as everyone else? Where’s the fun in that? Normal is boring, people.
Every person in this world is different. Why do most of us try and be the same? I’m not saying I’ve never been guilty of this, but I have grown out of it. Everyone should be embracing all the variety in the world. We should want to learn different things, and open our minds to new interests. By trying to be normal, we are only limiting greatness, and wasting wonderful things in the world.
What is ‘normal’ anyway?? As a teenager: Is it wearing Abercrombie and Fitch? If you’re a boy, enjoying only sports and family guy on television. If you’re a girl, watching MTV and soap operas? Is it going out and partying all the time, and having sex? (Some reasons why my friend says she isn’t a ‘normal teenager’.) In general, is being normal; graduating high school & continuing to college, getting married before you’re 30, popping out a few kids shortly after, working the classic ‘9-5’ schedule, having the perfect happy family? – When in reality, more often than not, that “perfectly happy family” does not go beyond that “Family Portrait”.
My friend brought up a good question… After a short conversation on how she doesn’t feel like she is a normal teenager, and after me stating “normal is boring”… she said “But Mel… if normal is boring, then how come they aren’t bored with their lives? Yet, you say you are bored with yours and I am bored with mine in some aspects, and just, how the heck can normal be boring yet the normal’s aren’t bored?”
So is it because they are so ‘into’ trying to be normal that they haven’t realized how boring that actually is? They stay entertained because they are so wrapped up into making sure they are normal, and making sure they fit in, that they don’t even think outside of their bubble of ‘being normal’. -- This would also be connected to “Stupid Girls” – a song by Pink, written about all the girls in the world who dumb themselves down to fit a certain image (of normal?). In that case, and in most cases, you could also consider normal as being “cool” (gag). -- It’s hard to be bored with your life if you are unaware of the other ways you could be living it. But when you look outside of your world, into the world, and see all the variety, and comprehend all the opportunities, it’s much easier to realize how boring ‘normal’ actually is. -- And you also realize just how difficult it is to break out of the normal lifestyle, as society has made it very difficult to make it in the world by doing things your own way. (But we’ll get into that another time)…
I am bored with being normal. But even more than just being bored with it, I am frustrated with it. I am highly against the ‘normal’ lifestyle. I have been normal for far too long. In my life right now, my ‘normal’ is not me trying to keep up with the Jones’s with owning the latest most trendy things, or fitting in by liking the same things as ‘everyone’ else. My normal is the; spend thousands of dollars on an education to get a good job that will be the classic ‘9-5’ schedule… knowing that that schedule will only make me old and tired, faster. Normal, to me, is also settling. I don’t want to settle for that life style. I want to get out of where I am, and try something that I love, that I can make a decent living from, while living a fulfilling life.
Also, I am not saying you aren’t allowed to like ‘normal’ things. You like what you like, just don’t be afraid to like what others may not. Stand proud, and don’t compromise yourself for anyone.
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