Maybe Life Isn't SUPPOSED to Make Sense!

I have to admit that even though I am now in my 60s, I have never become "wise enough" that I didn't end up faking my way through much of my life.

Faking it — in this context — is not about being some kind of deliberate fraud, just about the fact that I so often just could not fathom people's motivations and preferences. They made no sense to me.

Of course it is highly likely that I made no sense to them!

Such things in life are often a two-way street.

Perhaps my downfall has always been my staunch belief that life — or most of it, anyway — is going to make sense. Begs the deeper question of "makes sense... to WHOM?"

I've heard it said that "culture" is merely "The cult of the majority," indoctrinating people into giving up their individual differences and uniqueness in service of just "fitting in."

Life didn't make sense, even when I was in high school and had no interest in being "popular" or even UNpopular, for that matter. My general rejection of groups and cliques were likely a mystery to most of my school mates...

Perhaps the single place where "making no sense" has been the greatest obstacle has been in business where understanding your market is essential.

How so? Well, if what most people want makes no sense to you, and what you really want to offer makes no sense to people, then you have a problem!

Of course, the root of this whole topic is the choice of living with authenticity, even when your preferences and interests are a little out of alignment with the greater world! We live in a world — sadly — that tries to pressure us towards conformity, even when it doesn't suit us.

I did work in the corporate world for a while, and life there truly didn't make sense. And it also didn't make sense to keep going to a job that was making me both physically and psychologically unwell, even though it supposedly represented "success" and "good income."

But perhaps sometimes the world isn't supposed to make sense, as a reminder that we are on the wrong path. And so, I got out relatively quickly and chose a path most people thought I was rather crazy for following.

I may not have ever become financially successful but at least I have my version of sanity intact!

At least for the time being....

And that's about it for today's Sunday musings. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful week ahead... and who knows, maybe Steem will even stay above $0.30!

How about you? Do you value authenticity? Will you choose something that feels RIGHT for you, over something that is POPULAR, for money or recognition's sake? Leave a comment if you feel so inclined — share your experiences — be part of the conversation!

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