The people who claim they are normal have to work exceptionally hard every day to keep up that persona; they have to find out what’s popular. Dress in the same clothes as everybody else, just not on the same day as they are. Watch what everybody is watching. Listen to what everybody is listening to. Find out what opinions are normal and what is politically correct; as opposed to the people who claim they are different, all they have to do is act like themselves, buy what they like and read what they are interested in. The option to be different seems a simple decision to make but only a few choose this path.
Some of my favourite quotes on this particular topic are;
- “One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.” ~ Shannon L. Alder
- “They laugh at me because I’m different; I laugh at them because they’re all the same.” ~Kirk Cobain.
- “Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.” Lao Tzu
- “I think everybody’s weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.” —Johnny Depp
- “I think the reward for conformity is everybody likes you except for yourself.” ~Rita Mae Brown
- “Be yourself, everybody else is already taken.” ~Oscar Wilde
