Find The Others

The message Leary delivers in this quote is a powerful one. “Wake up!” he seems to shout, “There’s more to life than you’ve been told.”

The quote is chilling because he’s telling us precisely what we’d sensed but feared to acknowledge — that we don’t really “fit in”, that we can never be like most people, that we’re different. This would seem to be a scary notion. However, Leary’s tone suggests that it’s quite the opposite. Society would have us believe that being atypical is cause for concern, but what if it were secretly a door to liberation?

Transcript

Admit it,

You aren't like them,

But not even close.

You may occasionally dress yourself up as one of them,

Watch the same mindless television shows as they do,

Maybe even eat the same fast food sometimes.

But it seems that the more you try to fit in,

The more you feel like an outsider,

Watching the normal people as they go about their automatic existences.

For every time you say club passwords like,

Have a nice day,

And weather's awful today,

You yearn inside to say forbidden things like,

Tell me something that makes you cry,

Or,

What do you think deja vu is for?

Face it,

You even want to talk to that girl in the elevator.

But what if that girl in the elevator and the balding man who walks past your cubicle at work are thinking the same thing?

Who knows what you might learn from taking a chance on a conversation with a stranger?

Everyone carries a piece of the puzzle.

Nobody comes into your life by mere coincidence.

Trust your instincts.

Do the unexpected.

Find the others.

Reviews

Your voiuce is haunting. I especially enjoy the way it suddenly ends.
What a wonderful idea, daring to reach out to a stranger, who may be thinking the same of you. Quite scary in this world we live in..
Well worded. Thought provoking. I will live in this idea for a long time.
Thank you, kindly.

Almost surreal as I realize I'm the others 🙏🙏🙏🕯️🕊️🕯️🙏🙏🙏