"Now if a 6 turned out to be a 9
I don't mind. I don't mind. (well alright)...
cause I got my whole world to live through and uh I ain't going to copy you!" Jimmy Hendricks
I had a friend text me the other day, "Jack, being in quarantine and alone for three months, I feel like I am coming across as eccentric when I see other people!" I replied, "Hey, maybe that's a good thing!" "Maybe you are feeling how unique you are. When we are alone, we don't have anyone to mirror but ourselves."
Maybe this quarantine experience is forcing us to see ourselves, instead of projecting our hidden talents on the other. It's funny, I had another friend once tell me: "Jack, you sure know some weird people!" That friend apparently never had to go through quarantine!
I had to go "out there" (into town), the other day to run some errands. As I moved about, I was considering all the various designs of the mask I was seeing--some had smiles, skulls, flags, or even landscapes. I saw each one as a sort of signature of that specific person. Of course, some were not wearing a mask. That was their signature also! I am not going to polarize; I accept the IS.
I was laughing to myself, thinking that as soon as everyone gets home, away from the public, they're all going to take off their masks. It's kind of like what everyone did anyway, before the pandemic. We didn't have a cloth mask, just our public persona! Now we can be a little creative, authentic… yeah! Even, eccentric!
I quote Susan Miller as an affirmation of becoming the unique person each of us can be through this time of Pandemic: "You will emerge as the authentic, independent individual that you are inside and meant to be, unencumbered by society's pressures or the expectations of your parents, romantic partner, professors, or friends. You will truly be your own person, unique in every way."
From the little Shack:
"Now if a 6 turned out to be a 9
I don't mind. I don't mind. (well alright)...
cause I got my whole world to live through and uh I ain't going to copy you!" Jimmy Hendricks
