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"Just because you wear a funny hat, it doesn't mean you're a king."

"Go ahead, screw the world. But you'll be getting sloppy seconds."

People. They can't be trusted. Not your mom. Not your dad. Not your friends. Not even me. Not one word in this document is true. It's all lies, just like everything else. You've come here today to be amused or to find a deeper meaning to something. That isn't what this is for. Or maybe it is. Today I examine the world for cancer. A physiogram, if you will.

The first thing that drifts into my sight are the differences between all people. Differences are a double edged sword. They cause conflict and strife, but keep me amused and ensure that everything keeps on going on. It's natural and very stupid to be afraid of people that are different from you. We have this fear because try as we might, we judge people based on appearences. Not only that, we judge them based on their beliefs, their actions, and their behaviors. But without these three aspects of a person, what is there?

There are two ways to be different. It can be something forced, like the color of your eyes, skin, hair, how you're shaped, and the straightness of your teeth. You can change most of the forced attributes if you really try, but then you're moving towards being a liar. Lying about oneself to the outside world is not a good thing unless it's for the greater good.

Next we have voluntary attributes. Things like your religion, how you act on a daily basis, the people and situations you surround yourself with. Your clothes. Your hair. The things you watch on TV. These choices are often governed by forced attributes, but you don't have to follow the course that has been set forth for you. If I say that I killed a woman because that's part of who I am, I'm a liar. That's just what I use to beat a murder conviction. Murder is a choice.

If we assume the above is true, which is a practice we really should try to avoid, then why? Why be different when it's so much easier to be the same? For starters, attention. If not, maybe it's out of rebellion. No? Trying to be cool? Still not there? Maybe there's no other alternative. Maybe you have to be different so you won't feel so bad about whatever imperfection has been forced upon you. Maybe you want to be popular.

Regardless, it's immature. Immature and manipulative. You want people to think differently about who you are. I dunno, maybe you really do think you have a legitimate reason to be different. That would either put you in a very small minority, or make you a liar. There are so many reasons to voluntarily change who you are that the fakers outnumber the people who really have a good reason to be different, such as a forced attribute. All things being equal, I'd have to call you a liar. All things, however, are never equal, so I won't. That doesn't exclude the possibility though.

Copernicun theory says that you are statistically most likely to be in the majority. The majority of people are average, and vice versa. So you're not the wonder child. Deal with it, then get on with your life. So you're not going to be an astronaut. Deal with it. Out of everything there is to do in life, you will get to do what most other people get to do. You will not be grand, unique, or a role model to small children everywhere. Get over it. Serve your place as a cog in the machine, and forget about ever being special. You aren't.

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