Something about the word normal rubs me the wrong way. Normality has set a precedence in our minds that we must meet normal standards. If everything in the world fit the normal mold, we would live in a dull and ordinary place. In our uniqueness, we make the world extraordinary. Sameness creates conformity, but strangeness creates diversity. I often draw from my high school experiences. I had a teacher for three years in a row who told us from day one to “make your own normal.” I had not thought about it like that, but I liked it. This saying of his has stayed with me ever since. By making our normal, it allows us to define ourselves and not be ashamed of differences we have from one person to the next. I appreciated that statement because it put us all on the same page with our differences. No one was going be better or less than with our peers, and the understanding was established that those differences were not going to stand in the way of friendships and accomplishing tasks. Our environment for high school put this concept into perspective, but in a perfect world, this principle could take us further if implemented. We should not be made to feel like we are wrong for being ourselves. Society has made it okay for people to jump at the chance to single out a difference. I wish that were not the case, but it is. We have so much to offer this world. An obligation to leave our mark on this world should be at the forefront of our minds. So, in all of the differences in this world, we should see the beauty in them. There is something to be seen in the world’s and our individual beautiful strangeness. Stay Curious, Kayla ©Inquisitive Perspectives 2017
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