məl–adjective
| 1. | conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural. |
I have come to believe that many people in today's society are obsessed with normality. Day after day you hear people say " i just want things to go back to normal." But what is normal really? And when people say that, can they even remember a time when they recalled their life to be "normal". I think that people try so hard for their lives to be normal, when really - theres nothing normal about them. And what constitutes a "normal" life anyway? Who sets the standards of whats normal and what isnt? We can't very well base normality on history because what was once history is now foreign to us and not considered normal in today's society. So whats normal today? Celebrity gossip, bleached blonde hair, fake tans and Ugg boots?- If normality is conforming to the "standard or the common type" then yes this is what it means to be "normal" in today's society.
If this is the unanimous idea of normality then i want no part in it. Im normal - and i dont even own Ugg boots. Just because we each live our lives a different way does not mean that we are not normal people. Its normal to want what other people have, its normal to try your best and still fail sometimes, its normal not to not be in a serious relationship all the time, its normal to want to do well and its normal to not want to do anything at all.
So the next time you hear someone say " thats not normal " - ask them how many tanning minutes they have left, or what colour Ugg boot they perfer.
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