For you who know me might know where I live but for you who don’t, I live in chilly but sometimes really sunny Sweden. It’s a lovely country filled with people who are all awesome in their own way. I tend to welcome everyone in my life and into my country, I don’t care who you are or what you have done. You are still welcome. I also love to be myself and do what I like to do, dress how I want and have my own opinions about things. Sometimes I even say things without thinking about it or who I might hurt with what I say. I love video games, Star Wars and Star Trek and I am a nerd. Still, I’m always myself in every situation.

However, this is not something the majority of the people would call “normal behavior” or just plain “normal”. But for the people questioning me being myself I always say: “Define normal for me, please”. So far, not a single person in this country has been able to define the word “normal” in a way that I can agree with.

For you that might not know what the word “normal” means, it means that you are conforming to the standard or the common type. Or to put it bluntly, you are what everyone else say you should be.

To this I simply say, why be normal when you can be yourself. Because being yourself is normal for me. For this I have been beaten through school, bullied through school and laughed at by people around me. Only people who’s actually supported me in this are my closest friends and family, I love them all. Though some people in my family would disagree with this and have done so in the past and probably still do if I put it up into discussion again. Which I probably should do.

Anyway, whilst there are tons of people who agree me with me all over the place, even in the city I live in right now, the majority of the people would disagree. Then again, there’s a clause to this. The majority would claim they do not conform to the standard being presented to them. But still they do it. Some might be doing it without even knowing it. Actually, I think the majority do it without even knowing it. So why would you look twice on someone who wears different clothes or speak a different language than you do? Why would you point and laugh at people who comes dressed in rags or shake your head when you see a homeless person? Why would you beat someone up for being different than you are?

All in all, no matter how you twist and turn it, they are still human and you should never expect anyone to be like you or like everyone else. You should accept them for who they are, what language they speak and what clothes they wear. Never judge them or anyone just because they might be different in your eyes. Accept them and appreciate them. Say “hi” to them when you pass them on the street. Sometimes a “hi” can say a thousand words for a person, depending if they have a bad day or good day. That “hi” can literally save a life when you think about it. Because some people who might be different in your eyes do it because they want to get noticed and they don’t know any other way to express it.

I try to never judge people, though sometimes it’s hard because of things they say or do, then I try to always remind myself that it’s their beliefs and they aren’t hurting anyone than themselves. And if you didn’t get the point, I did not mean physically, I’m aware that some people hurt other people by hitting them or killing them. Though in the long run, they are only hurting themselves. They just haven’t realized it yet.

To sum everything up in one sentence. What goes around, comes around.

Or to put it in a scientific perspective, think of Newtons law of motion. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

Life works the same way as Newtons law of motion. Whether you believe it or not.

I’d like to end this post with saying: You are who you are and who you are is a unique and beautiful person. You just need to realize it. Don’t be different, because there is no such thing. Be who you are and you are normal in my eyes and you should be in yours. If people say you’re not normal you should say: To me I am normal for I am myself.

Disclaimer: This is not aimed nor specified to be towards Sweden or it’s citizens, it applies to every situation in life no matter where you are from.