Normalizing Public Goofiness by Lily M.
I believe humor is the most efficient way to live a fulfilled life. Everybody has some goofiness to them, it’s what you do with it that counts. I think acting funny will shine some light on yours, and your peers’ moods through this boring and stressful cycle called life, and I’m going to prove to you that it is possible to live a consistently happy life, even through the troubles. Imagine yourself in 35 years, you probably see yourself working constantly at a job you hate and stressing about the events you missed as a youngster in life. That’s because this is normal, but normal doesn’t mean it’s right. I assure you that if you stop caring what other people think and just act goofy, then your life will be ten times better, even during the rough times. I know how much people love making and hearing jokes. The fun doesn’t have to be a childhood memory, it can be a daily thing in your life. Every time I go to the store, I’m always wound up, dancing while I shop. They have music for a reason, right? I still have yet to see somebody else dance while they shop, it’s not like it’s illegal, so why don’t people do it? Because they are afraid of being judged by other people that probably don’t even like themselves. I know for a fact I have made at least ten people laugh throughout my shopping experiences in life because I was dancing and trying to make them laugh. But I’ve also had at least ten people give me dirty looks for it. I don’t let them bring me down though. I know that I’m the one having fun, they’re the miserable ones. There are daily problems that people face, but focusing on only our problems will just bring us down as a society. Embarrassment is a good example of society's problems. Why do we stop talking to ourselves or stop dancing in the streets when we see someone coming our way? Embarrassment is a made-up human construct. Everybody should be our most authentic selves and not feel any shame while doing it, we can be this way! Every time I see someone I too stop what I’m doing, but then I realize that I’m only human and it’s not going to change anything if I continue what I’m doing and save the awkwardness. People really don’t mind and even if they did, they’ll forget that they even saw you doing anything in like ten minutes. Life isn’t that serious people! I have met very funny and outgoing people throughout my life, I know that they live a positive happy life because they have taught me to. It could be somebody walking down the street that says, “Hey! You dropped your pocket!” or a comedian on TV that makes thousands of people laugh every day for a living. Either way, these people can spread their positivity to all of the world if they wanted to, but that would be quite difficult. Unless the entire world understands that having a good laugh and keeping that funny aura will keep a happy world with happy people. We live on a floating rock in a humongous abyss of millions of other galaxies that are probably just like us. Even if you fail, you can always try again. Life is really just a game, it’s what levels you choose and how you pass those levels. I pass them by looking for the positive in any situation and trying to brighten people's mood with my goofy aura and just hope that people will see how much happier I seem when I’m like this and decide to try this life trick themselves. When worries come your way, just think to yourself, “Hey! Why am I worrying so much? It's not like I can’t get back up and try again, maybe I should change it up with some more fun this time around and see how things go then.” you’ll start seeing the positive in all situations which will make you a happier person one way or another. Let loose and have some fun people!
