I also made plans that night with my friend, Karinna, to go and see The Hunger Games: The Mockingjay, Part 2. Since it was opening weekend we thought it would be a good idea to get there early to buy the tickets. Once we bought the tickets we decided to go to a pub that was right by the theater to wait until the movie started.
We both enjoyed a drink and the extra time we had to catch up with each other. We then went and watched the movie which we both thoroughly enjoyed. It had been quite a fun night, but for some reason I had started to have these feelings of I wish I was "normal". Because if I was "normal" then I would be able to get married to a beautiful woman. I would be able to have my own children and I would be able to be looked at by others as "normal"
As I sit here writing this post I ponder on what normal is. What does normal look like? What is normal and why do so many people, including myself, want to be "normal"? Last night I was watching a movie with some friends. We watched The Imitation Game, a movie that I had seen a few times before. It is a great movie. There is a scene in that movie that I wanted to share. Here is a short 2 min clip of it. Spoiler alert if you haven't already seen this movie. (Sorry about the subtitles, it is the only clip I could find)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev1fhavHFOE
Being "normal" (whatever normal might be) doesn't mean that you will be happy. Happiness is a state of mind. With that said, and with Thanksgiving around the corner, I would just like to say that I am incredibly grateful for my family and friends and for the unconditional love I feel from you all. You all have made my journey in life that much easier and better.
Posts like these aren't the easiest for me to write because I can sometimes have a hard time opening up like this. In spite of that, I know this is helpful for me to put my feelings down in writing.
Here is to everyone being themselves, and to not worry so much about being NORMAL!!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone
