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We Might Be the Crazy Ones
crazy — in a state of mind which prevents normal perception
normal — conforming to a standard
conform — behave according to socially acceptable conventions
What if the so-called crazy people are actually enlightened — privy to a world we are not yet capable of seeing — yet we deem them as mentally ill, perking them with the endearing terms of deranged, senile, unstable. Maybe we are actually the crazy ones, for not following suit: we conform to deceive those around us, persuading everyone (especially ourselves) we are normal, not crazy at all. But normalcy is just a facade, honestly.
Have you ever had a dream come to fruition? And when you tell another soul exactly that, you stop midway through because they give you this look like you are crazy. But in your head, you know a scene in your life played out exactly the way it once did while you were asleep, enjoying fully the ecstasy of a dream come true. Literally.
What about a shared experience, where you divulge your scary mishaps to your best friend, and they relay their same, crazy, occurrence. Such as sleep paralysis but not just that — you both saw a silhouette of a woman while not able to move but fully aware of your surroundings? Is that so crazy after all, if you are not alone in the matter? You both saw her, so it MUST have been real. You…
