It's difficult being the odd one out.
Positive people would label this as 'being unique', but how does that stand in a world where one might be punished for being different?
There is a Japanese proverb that describes exactly this: The nail that sticks out gets hammered...Or something that sounds like that.
Is there something that I missed? Am I so terribly uninformed that I have this naivety, this tendency to float about in a world of my own creation, made up of enchanting lies and blissful ignorance? Was my childhood so utterly traumatising(?) that it managed to put my entire perspective on life in jeopardy?
Perhaps I am guilty of assuming, of passing judgments too easily after all. Of being unable to appreciate those that may be obscure at first glance, or being blind to what are glaringly obvious to the rest of the world.
Funny how personal opinions and beliefs can taint our outlooks with prejudice - and vice versa.
But when I observe the world around me, with the myriad of people and all sorts of drama that they embroiled themselves in unwittingly, my mind automatically wonders - Is it just me, or has the world gone cuckoo?
Maybe, with regards to Mr. Einstein's quote above...this is one of the many ways that the term "Forever Alone" can be applied to yours truly.
Current Music: Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson
