Sunday, January 19, 2014

This has none what to do with muh weightloss; or WHY I HAVE SO FEW FRIENDS

Imagine a man with fifty rubber masks who grows tired of his sweaty face. He takes off the first mask, to no avail. Desperately seeking relief, he pulls off the next. And the next...

 He realizes there is a long way to go until skin will actually feel the breeze.

Conformity to an outside expectation is the mask. Each act of non-conformity is the removal of a mask. It's a glacial shift from what is expected to what is right.

Here are some of the masks I've removed in my life:

  1. enjoyment of sports
  2. taste in music
  3. clothing
  4. conversation topics
  5. religious views
  6. political views
  7. dietary choices
  8. parenting practices
  9. education methods
  10. birthing procedures
My face is sweating less, but how will it be to have no masks in a world of masked men. I'll be the only man to be showing my actual face.

Here are some masks I'm afraid I may have to remove:
  1. parental approval
  2. sitting on a toilet to poop
  3. shallow relationships
  4. further dietary choices
  5. manners
  6. gender identity
  7. retirement
  8. general societal acceptance 
To put it simply, my commitments to non-conformist outlooks and practices have left me with a very limited potential social circle. I am being true to that which I believe is right, and my face is less sweaty than it was. But man, it sucks to know that I'm the worst at parties. Who wants to talk to an anarcho-capitalist, vegetarian, atheist, home-birth advocating, anti-spanking, unschooling, electronic music producer who doesn't know shit about sports? The funny thing is, no one would want to talk to that guy, but that guy would have something to say to everyone!

But I still conform in some ways:
  1. I drive a minivan
  2. I live in a 4-bedroom house
  3. I like Breaking Bad
  4. I like big action blockbuster movies
  5. I like deep fried things
  6. I watch the super bowl every year
  7. T-shirt and jeans errday
I hope i don't end up defining myself into social oblivion. I may look into any addictive tendencies that may be driving a rebellion addiction. 

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