Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Many people work very hard just to appear normal or conform.
- In plain terms
- You do not realize how much effort others put in to fit in with society.
- What can you take from it?
- Understand the hidden effort behind normality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How hard do you try to fit in?
- What is normal?
Another view
Some may argue normality is natural rather than forced.
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