The Misfits.
The Rebels.
The Troublemakers.
The round pegs in the square holes-
The ones who see things differently.
They're not fond of the rules
And they have no respect for the
Status Quo.
You can praise them,
Disagree with them,
Quote them,
Disbelieve them,
Glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you
Can't
Do
Is
Ignore
them.
Because they change things.
-Steve Jobs
The pool of complacency is easy to dive into. It is simple, it is familar, and it is safe. The human race clings to familarity and similarity. Nine times out of ten the people we hang out with and the people we date/marry all have values and interests that are congruent to our own. We stick to the same hang outs, the same type of careers, the same material interests, and the list goes on.
So...is that it?...
My favorite movie is Pirates of the Carribean(yes, that is a fact) and at the ripe age of 12 I learned a valueable lesson from that movie. One of the evil pirates looked the beautiful Princess in the eye and snickered as he said he sees the rules more as "guidelines" than actual rules to follow.
Do not get me wrong: I follow the rules. But what fun and spontaneity is there in life if we follow the rules every second of every minute of the day? I'm not saying text while driving, cheat on that test you did not study for until the night before, or feed your dog human food under the table while your parents are not looking. What I am saying is challenge the status quo in a non-violent manner that will present a learning lesson and room to grow as a person.
Complacency is selling ourselves short. Think about the leaders who ushered massive social and spiritual change, from MLK to Ghandi, from Jesus to James Dean. Did they settle for the status quo?
No, they are the "crazy ones". Granted not all of us are going to start a social movement of some sort but their are lessons from these people and the change they ushered that we can use in our everyday life:
- Be firm in your Beliefs and Values
- Seek
- Do not stand down
- Hold a space of LOVE
- Hold a space of PROGRESS
- Hold a space of UNWAVERING CONVICTIONS TO THE TRUTH OF YOUR HEART
It is fitting i am writing a blog about being a "crazy one" at 4 am. I am pretty sure I am delerious right now and going to laugh at the blog tomorrow afternoon.
Goodnight from the crazy one...the status quo is boring.
