It's true. I know quite a few people who appear perfectly sane until you get to know them, and then they reveal their true craziness. And I don't mean padded walls, strait jacket crazy, although there are some people I know or have met who should probably set themselves up with that scenario, but I mean the type of endearing crazy that all humans have and are so reluctant to share with strangers.
And I wonder the same way that Charlie does in Perks of Being a Wallflower, "Do you ever think, if people knew how crazy you really were that no one would ever talk to you?" That question in and of itself answers any question that I could ever have about why people hide their crazy. But at the same time, it's the people who are fearless and who wear their crazy on their arms like expensive tattoos who are the most interesting. And as I've met more people and learned more about the world (which, admittedly is not a lot, but I get by), I've come to realize that I'd rather talk to interesting people than small talk with monotonous people. Which sounds like a no-brainer, but sometimes we have revelations that are dumb or that prompt other people to say "duh."
Being a person who wears a shell for the first...I don't know how long amount of time when you first meet me, it's a little difficult to tell how many people I'm friends with who inspire me to be comfortable with my weirdness. There was one person in particular who I met and spent a lot of time with, and I was frustrated when it was taking me so long to come out of my shell. It might defeat the purpose of having a shell if you acknowledge it with a text like, "It's just taking me so long to come out of my shell!" But it was kinda awesome that that person said it'd be worth the wait. I need more people in my life like that.
I wonder how many people wear shells when they first get to know other people. I mean, at least half the world is introverted, so is it just them? Hm. What can less introverted people do to make introverts more comfortable?
So for now, I need to keep my weirdness in check because I may be comfortable around the new people I'm meeting, but I'm sensing that it's not the same in the opposite direction, and I'm not sure why that is. Also need to make a note that my sense of humor is weird and I should be more serious. At least for a little while. But be warned, the second that comfort level increases, the sarcasm and the ridiculousness will return. And you'll have to figure out whether I'm joking instead of me telling you every time. So there.
"We're all a little weird, and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into mutual weirdness and call it Love."
- Dr. Seuss
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