"Normality" Where are the borders and is "Normality" just an expression of Judgmentalism derived from a Fear of losing integrity?

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There is a strange concept called "Being Normal" that seems to derive from certain criteria. I need not ask anyone what "Normal" really means because I'm quite sure that everyone would have a different answer.

The dictionary and the way science describes this is thus:

Normal: conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected.

So out of that, I derive that being "Normal" really mean that one needs to live a life "Based" on other peoples expectations of him.

But luckily, there are there are different concepts of Normality, some being: Normality as Health, Normality as Average Normality As Utopia, and Normality as Process.

This brakes the rugged saying in smaller more flexible groups.

Where do we really place the bar on being "Normal"


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Back in the communist days, being normal can be seen as something really different then what it is today. But the question is. Does normality create a Co-dependant social existence? The aforementioned would indicate just that.

But of course, its a bit more complex than just saying, being normal is to be dependant on what others do, just because everyone is unique and perceives reality in different "Colors".

Therefore some people who are normal and functional based on "normality as average ", are disordered, or in other words, percieved as not normal and dysfunctional from to say a mystic's or guru's, or any other different points of view, and Vice versa.

What I derive from this is that whatever stands behind Normal or Dysfunctional isn't something I would put in a judgmentally based group. Or in other words, both cases are UNIQUE and can't be or shouldn't be defined by third-party expectations. That would only be judgmental.

When it boils down to people


I personally think that the people don't really bother or care that much regarding this topic. As long as a given individual doesn't strike fear within others, then he is seen as Normal within the eyes of the many. Yet there are those few that will always have something to say regarding someone else's behavior, although my focus doesn't really fall on them at all.

I know that if I say "I'm a "Spiritual" person" many would start to judge me on the spot if they see me buying a new laptop or spending some money on something that doesn't fit that specific model. This is because some think they know what is normal for that specific role model. And here lays an example of the error that might happen within the human perception of "normal", based on the model of "Normality" that science lays out, the one model I mentioned at the beginning.

Predefined expectations, based on a collective judgemental basis that has gathered throughout the years and has become a standard.

You can never place a bar on normality on a set criteria because that is subjective to the individual's fluidity within these waters.

For example, being spiritual doesn't mean you need to forsake the experience of technology. It is what you make of things and how they are beneficial and empowering towards your natural aspirations.

When it boils down to people, the complexity of the topic can expand between many branches. That is mainly due to the UNIQUENESS of interpretation within every individual I talked about just a bit ago.

Hope you found this interesting to read. What are your opinions on the subject? Id love to see what others think.

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norms are just averages, and they transform greatly over time.
cheers to your article too, following.

Thanks brother <3

dont be normal like normal heh

I think you are on to something really important. No one else gets to define for us who we are. When we use words like "spiritual," no other person gets to say what that means for us, only what it means for them. Likewise, we don't get to say what it means for them.
There's a folk singer from the US who died a few years ago, Utah Phillips. In one of his story songs he talks about being at the store with his tween daughter when he apparently did something that embarrassed her. She hissed at him, "why can't you be normal?!" They were with an old friend of his who was in her 80's, and she hit the girl in the shin with her cane and said, "He is normal! What you meant to say is average." It's an important distinction. Normal is a judgement. Average is math, even when applied to social situations.

It's perfectly okay to be "normal" and people should finally understand that.

We are living in a world with so many fake people who are mostly confused or lost, because they are told that "normal" is a bad thing and now they have to pretend they are somebody else and that their life is extraordinary and more interesting than others'.
When in fact they are actually "normal".
Being pushed to an extend where you lose your true self causes a lot of stress and can lead to psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, OCD and others.
In the past these disorders did not exist(at least not in such manner as today), because people were leading simple lives without caring whether or not others would consider them "normal".
I am so fed up with all the pseudo-philosophers, entrepreneurs, businessmen, gurus, coaches and "spiritual" people. 90% of them are fake "normal" people, living in denial.
Today being "normal" is the new extraordinary, because everybody denies being one.

Normal is the real life

Do I need to remind you again?

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