Normality makes you go baaaaaaaa

Looking back at my other posts I realised that I haven't put any actual thoughts yet. Instead I have been educating you about autism which was fine since you seemed interested but now let's actually follow what I intended to do. With that said, here are my thoughts on normality.

Now in order to keep society in check, you have to establish some regulations to follow. These are called social norms and if people keep to them everything's all hunky-dory right? Well kind of. You see there is a fine line between good normal and bad normal. Good normal is basically a law abiding citizen who does good for society. Bad normal is doing what everyone else does.

What appears to me is that if you follow the behaviours of others you are considered normal, no matter if that behaviour is good or bad. So, for example, if the most popular person in school is a troublemaker and a jerk, then to follow them makes you popular as well? That doesn't ring true... if anything that shouldn't be normal at all. On top of that, if everyone was 'normal' then what makes them special? What makes them stand out from the crowd? If anything they seem like sheep.

Another thing that bothers me is that if people are different then they are potentially classed as weird. Of course some people who stand out are popular because they are talented, clever, likable or cool but if the person stands out for another reason say because they're quirky or have some sort of physical or mental imperfection then suddenly they're weird or freaks? This confuses me... does being normal make you liked and if so, are you independent because of it?

What bothers me more is that what is considered normal constantly changes! Nerds and geeks were constantly pushed aside yet because of the success of comic book movies such as The Avengers they are slightly more accepted! Being gay was considered so abnormal it was illegal at one point. Now gay marriage has been legalised in places such as Ireland and the US in this year alone. It keeps changing and it makes me wonder if normality even exists!

On top of that, if being normal is more accepted, then why in the name of Gallifrey are some of the most famous people considered weird? Look at Albert Einstein! He was an oddball to say the least and yet he was considered one of the best scientists! Look at Steve Jobs! He was nerdy and yet he created our new evil overlords... I mean... one of the most used products our time: The Apple devices.

So basically not being normal can lead to great things yet abnormality is frowned upon. Even people like me are considered weirdos because we're what they don't understand. Actually thinking about it, maybe that's why not being normal is frowned upon. To quote every movie ever "People fear what they don't understand" and it's likely that the abnormal are simply what people don't understand. Maybe that's why gay marriage is more accepted. Maybe that's why nerdy things are cooler. Maybe that's why normality changes. It changes based on what we do or do not understand.

So my advice is this: try to understand the abnormal. Try to understand why they behave like this and maybe, just maybe, they'll be more accepted. Maybe people will be less like sheep and their shepherds will not mind. Maybe… maybe normality will no longer exist. But that's me wishfully thinking...

And that concludes this thought from an autistic mind. What do you think about this? Let me know in the comments below, be sure to like my Facebook page 'Joel Mole' for more blogs and share this around to spread the word. Thank you for reading this and until the next time: fare thee well!