Generalizations and Beauty How many times do you see a “real talk” FaceBook post proclaiming “A real man is someone who…” or "a real fan would know...”? All the freaking time! Or how about the ever popular “You know you’ve found the one when…”? What is this generation’s obsession with generalizations?! Guilty. See what I just did? I just made a generalization about this generation of people. What I actually want to convey is: Why do I, so often, see generalizations being made? The fact is that everyone is different. C’mon, this is stuff you should have learned in kindergarten, perhaps using the metaphor of everyone being a unique snowflake. But I feel like many people need the reminder that no two people are exact mental and physical clones of each other. That stuff only exists in the two-dimensional, fictional, sci-fi universe. That being said, let’s examine a phrase that’s been irking me for some time now: “Everyone is beautiful” What. If this were true, that would mean that those yellow pee-covered snowflakes are beautiful, just like those blackish grey snowflakes that have been contaminated by months of car exhaust….hear me out. Some people say this in reference to inner beauty (i.e. the mind or the heart) while others use it to refer to physical beauty.
Human beings are all different. Thus we naturally argue, disagree, and ultimately make different decisions that come to comprise our unique and individual lives. When people make generalizations I often think “uneducated” or “ignorant”… despite the good intentions.
But let’s be respectful of the truth and carry with us the knowledge that to generalize is to create a fiction; and people who make generalizations should put those ideas towards writing fictional worlds and fictional people, because they don’t belong in the real world, they belong in fairy-tale land.
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I have a problem.
Don't worry, I'm not an alcoholic and I'm not addicted to drugs, sex or Kylie. My problem is (I think) that I repress my thoughts and emotions. Let me explain: Over the past two years I have been having monthly breakdowns where I cry uncontrollably and feel completely drained and defeated for several days at a time, only to feel completely okay and normal again the next week. Is this an panic attack? Maybe. But whatever you want to call it, my fiance may have figured out the cause of it. I repress my thoughts and emotions; I act how I think I ought to act (subconsciously) and as I quiet person, I often keep my thoughts to myself. I'm guessing that once a month or so, these repressed emotions erupt form me all at once - hence my breakdowns. My Experimental Solution: I've decided to start writing down my thoughts on paper. I wouldn't necessarily call this journaling since I'm not always writing about my experiences or my life, but just whatever is brewing in my mindscape. The theory is to purge all of my thoughts and emotions through pen scribbles rather than through tears. I'll try to post some of my writing on here, but some of it will be kept in my journal for myself. Baby steps. So expect some rants, short stories or uncategorizable bits of writing in the future on this blog. I will do my best to keep up with this - even with my history of never upholding personal goals. There's a first time for everything! |
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