All righty, so, today, I was sitting in art, doing absolutely nothing. I had finished my project, and had gone up to the library for about fifteen minutes to use the copy machine to copy sheet music. It was a bit unadventurous, though the copier was being a bitch and cutting off random parts, and I mainly spent the rest of the period checking my twitter updates on my phone. There were several links, and I clicked on them, which lead me to some very, what should we call them... interesting articles.
For those who are just tuning in: as I'm sure a lot of us are aware, Neil Gaiman was at the Golden Globes for the Coraline nomination (though, they didn't win, UP won and it was announced by Mister Paul McCartney). For those familiar, he and Amanda Palmer recently got engaged, and I was following the twitter updates for most of the night, seeing the photos and such from the event. Several articles happened to be about events later in the evening. (In a nutshell: AFP changed dresses on the red carpet).
However, what bothered me was not the act, but all of the hullabaloo. People were ranting about how disgraceful it was, how they didn't care who she was, etcetera, etcetera... After reading comments for about ten minutes, this posted started to form in my head. Here's a question for you guys reading this: who CARES? Why does it concern the entire world?
And who are people to call these things "uncouth" or "un-classy"? It doesn't make sense. What I see is someone who's confident enough to at least be herself, not caring what other people think, and honestly, I can agree. Why SHOULD people care? Why are we becoming a society in which we care simply about status and appearance, and not for who we are as human beings? God, or evolution even, gave humans the ability to vary for a reason. We have personalities for a reason. The world would be so boring without, well, us being us.
The moral of the story, children: Be yourself. Whether it be you wearing a hemp dress, black lipstick, a gorgeous dress without a slip, or a dress made of bubbles, don't be afraid of who you are on the outside, nonetheless on the inside. Laugh in the middle of nowhere. Tell corny jokes. Dance in the city streets on a rainy day. Eat a bagel with lots of peanut butter. Hell, eat two! Just don't be afraid of who you are now, and who you're bound to become. Surely, it should be something beautiful. Just embrace it, and love it with all of your might. Share who you are with others.
A brilliant man once said, "Be who you are, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." The man's name was Ted Geisel, otherwise known as Doctor Seuss, who's work has lived on well beyond several generations of people. It's food for thought, people. Feed your subconscious. There's nothing to fear in your true self, not even being considered "outrageous". Just enjoy your life, and forget what other people think. And yes, people may fear your newfound originality, but you know what? They're all conformist weenies anyway, and perhaps they deserve a good trip to the local coffee shop for some spice and a little adventure.
After all, ADVENTURE IS OUT THERE!
Love, Maura Lee
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