Weirdness lies in all of us. We are all uniquely
flawed. We are all weird and have our very own unique set of characteristics
that seldom resemble anybody else. This is what makes us all unique. This is
what makes us all special. Ironic as this may seem but most of the people do
not value this ‘special-ness’ the same way. Occasionally it is in fact termed
as weirdness, which is theoretically very wrong.
What is weirdness? A guy with a crazy hair-cut? A dude
who is very awkward and clever at the same time? A boy who is not a socialite
and has creepy habits? If these and their correspondences do not define
weirdness, I don’t know what does. Interestingly if one observes, all this
features also distinguish the personality from the crowd, making him/her
special. Usually when we meet someone new, we tend to remember them with one
specific characteristic that they have which keeps them apart from the others
in our memory bank. That characteristic ranges from a unique name to a unique
dressing code. Mind it that I say unique and not weird, crazy or awkward. Hence
it is safe to imply that weird people tend to end up more in our memory banks
and influence us more. There is another element to this. Weird people lead
interesting lives. But hold on, by weird I specifically mean people who have
weirdness in abundance. It’s a quality. Believe me. So a weird person does
everything weirdly, that’s because he is weird.
On further thinking, we can reluctantly imply this
phenomenon to an interesting field. Popularity is a very desired abstract
material. A popular person can be very influential. There’s no need to dig deep
for the evidence of this as it is quiet inevitable how famous celebrities shape
the future fashion. So, the point under consideration here is that are all
popular people weird? Is that what makes them special besides their skills? And
then the ultimate question: Is weirdness the key to success?
Popular people are weird; this is an interesting
statement. Firstly, however there exist all sorts of popular people. From
scientists, artists, celebrities to athletes, sportsmen and academicians. Crazy
scientist: a well-known term, used to define some scientists, or rather I should
say; used to define every great scientist. I mean come on, if Einstein had
hairs like me nobody would have been able to distinguish him, but his
‘bomb-astic’ [no pun intended (sarcasm intended though) ] hair simply make him,
weirder. Artists have a knack of being weird, doesn’t that make their paintings
better. Most of the classic paintings have literally no meaning to a common man
like me. Mona Lisa, to me is just a weird woman. Celebrities tend to be even
more weirder than they show themselves to be. Honestly answer this question:
don’t you think it’s weird, the way artists switch characters, from deadly
serious ones to extremely funny ones. Sir Ian McKellen himself playing Magneto,
Gandalf and a 90-year Holmes seems so absurd. I mean this shows the diverse
nature of the actor making him one of the best actors…and also weirder. Next,
it’s a tad difficult proving how sportsmen can be weird. Some aspects I can
think of are their playing styles. A cricketer who ‘invents’ a new shot or a
new ball suddenly becomes world famous. Usually that new shot or ball seems
weird and unearthly. Really really seriously though now that I come to think of
it, sportsmen tend to be less weird. But are sportsmen even successful? That
can be sorted some other time, but if you can think of some evidence put it in
the comments.
Now, is weirdness the ultimate key to success. Nope.
After all my arguments and propositions, I would still venture to state that
weirdness is not success by any means. Weirdness is simply a quality. It is not
a spot, not something to be ashamed of. It is if utilized and used
appropriately a weapon to be influential and cast a longer effect on the other
person’s mind.
The purpose of all this blabber is to indoctrinate the
idea that weirdness which is actually a good thing to have, but is
unfortunately presumed to be a bad thing, should not be concealed. We must all
appear as we are. Sometimes our perspective of an object is not enough to
determine its status globally. It takes a sound mind and reasoning to know
where to put what. I would reinstate the already said words in simpler language
that we are all humans. We have weaknesses and strengths. Concealing our
weaknesses our flaws just to pretend we are perfect, is simply irrational and
sheer foolishness. We are humans, we are supposed to make mistakes. How do you
suppose to learn without making mistakes? Every fall has a lesson. Without any
fall there won’t be any lesson. So bring out and show the world your true self.
Don’t be shy. Initially it may seem whacky but in the end it will all turn out
to be cool. After all humans are supposed to humans; full of flaws and yet the
best of the beings.
