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I'm weird, but how weird is too weird.

Sunday, 2006 October 15 2:17 AM CDT — Siloam Springs, Arkansas UNITED STATES

Okay, I've generally assumed that I'm weird. It's just been a fact of life for me. Whenever people have told me that I'm weird, I accept it. Of course, I'm weird! I'm like the Latin stepchild in a Greek family!1 I can shrug off being called weird easily because it's true.

The question is how weird is too weird? I've noticed that over the past week, several people have brought up the fact that I'm weird. After multiple instances, I'm starting to wonder if this is a sign that I need to change. Obviously, as humans, we should be on a quest to improve ourselves. Why? Umm… I don't know. I do know that making it a point to unimprove ourselves would end up in destruction, and that can't be good. Anyway, improvement is good. So, would being less weird be an improvement? Everyone has their quirks that make life interesting… some more than others. Are my quirks reasonably tolerable to other people or should I scale it back and be more normal?

  1. Ask me how I coined that term sometime.

Quote to ponder: “Variety is the spice of life.” — English proverb

Currently listening to…
Modern Times
By Bob Dylan
Released on Tuesday, 2006 August 29.

Currently watching…
Old School
Directed by Todd Phillips
Starring Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn
Released on Friday, 2003 February 21.

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Bethany wrote on Monday, 2006 October 16 1:58 PM CDT:

Dan, you know (I'm sure) that weird is relative. You know as well that society often gets things wrong/judges things wrongly. However, we do exist within society. So my conclusion on the matter is that it's not a bad thing to acquiesce to societal norms on occasion (I know that you know that I'm not talking about things that God specifically prohibits). But I would consider it a travesty if you abandoned your unique way of thinking and your individuality. And I'm trying to not make this sound trite. You are very different in a lot of ways, Daniel, but your differences are what have really intrigued and challenged me as a friend. So, maybe it is appropriate to give way in some cases for the sake of peace, but don't feel as though your must submit your personality to people's opinions of normal. And honestly, don't worry about it to much. Just live life. Just live because (I do earnestly mean this) your identity is hidden with Christ. It is immutable because He has made it and He is holding it. Think about it.

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