Saturday, November 11, 2023

Normal vs. abnormal


We all live by the notion of the boundary between normal and abnormal. We try to be in the former, avoiding the latter. But sometimes the border is blurring. Questions ensue unavoidably: What is normal? Who decides? What is the cause of the abnormality? Are all forms of apparent strangeness intrinsically evil? Is there any positive role of what appears to be irrelevant? Should our goal in life be perfection or living imperfection with our best imagination?