Awkward meets awkward

the perks of being an outcast

If a tree falls in a forest and nobody is around, does it really make a sound? If a cop is not around to pull you over and there is an open road, are you still going to speed? In all reality, doing the right thing when nobody is looking is important, but if nobody is around is it still the right thing? & to who even is it right or wrong?

Today in my sociology class we did something fun. My entire class walked outside and formed a circle. Our professor instructed us to stand there and do nothing and say not a single word. No phone in hand, nothing. This was really interesting because we somewhat were “breaking the norms”. People started to go into the smoke hut located next to our “oval” and just stared at us. They started to mock us, and ask us why we were standing there. We had to ignore them which made the situation even more intense. The fact that we were the outcasts, and we were the awkward ones, it ended with everyone else being the awkward one. At one point a boy walked into the middle of our circle and just stood there. He didn’t say one word, just stared. I wondered if maybe this helped him to feel like he belonged? One kid said to another kid “ i think they are doing some psychic, talking to spirits”. This project was really fun for me. People were even taking pictures of us. At one point there was someone that came up to me to say hello and i just looked the other way.

On Friday in class we are going to talk about our reactions and other peoples reactions to out project. Today , it seems we are always preoccupied. We either are talking to someone, on our cell phones, holding a coffee but rarely are we ever actually just sitting with ourselves. The most important person in your life is yourself. It is very crucial that you dedicate time to go against the “ norms” and smile and observe the world around you.