Being Normal - Izvir
What does it mean to be normal? This seemingly simple question unveils complex layers of human experience and social dynamics.
Like a gentle river slowly carving through stone, society shapes our understanding of normalcy. It whispers stories of expected paths, predetermined journeys, and well-worn roads. We find ourselves walking in the footsteps of countless others, our movements choreographed by invisible hands of cultural expectations. In this dance of conformity, our authentic voices often fade to whispers, drowned out by the chorus of collective expectations.
Yet in our hearts stirs a different rhythm – a rebellion against the very notion of normalcy. We become like moths drawn not to light, but to shadows, desperately seeking the unusual, the different, the extraordinary. This flight from normalcy becomes its own prison, a maze of intentional uniqueness where authenticity is sacrificed at the altar of being different. In trying to escape the ordinary, we sometimes forget that stars shine not because they try to, but because it is their nature.
Eastern wisdom speaks of water, which flows naturally without trying to flow. It simply is. The Tao teaches us that true normalcy is like this water – effortless, natural, without resistance. We need not force ourselves to be normal, nor strain to be different.
