Strange Things

There are a lot of strange things in life. More than that, I believe there is a lot of undiagnosed mental illness out there. As well as diagnosed. It seems no matter where you turn, something weird, strange and even surreal is happening. Just go to any city, or anyplace at all that people are congregated together, and bizarre behavior will follow. Now, in the age of the internet, craziness can also thrive when people are alone in front of their computers. Sure, it's not out in the open, and it might even be better this way, as long as nuts that are alone (as opposed to lone nuts, which seems to have a connotation of assassin, based on past experience) don't harm anybody or put out illegal material such as child pornography.



Sometimes it may be entertaining and even funny to watch, but in moderation. How long can you observe craziness without going crazy yourself? When does the line get crossed? Take the homeless. Are you suggesting that this guy couldn't get a job SOMEWHERE doing SOMETHING:



OK, yes, it was tragic when those ninjas killed his family. But just begging for change on the street simply plays into the hands of the ninjas, who obviously want you to be unsuccessful. You should show those ninjas who is boss by picking yourself up and getting a job and moving on with your life.
Now, the fact that I analyzed that in a serious way blurs the boundary. Maybe I'm crazy myself for honestly believing that guy. Where is the line I ask you, where? But at least THAT homeless had more creativity (or something) than this one:



Now, while www.sparechange.com I'm sure is a very reputable website (I've never actually been there), wouldn't it be easier to just hand him the change? I know a lot of homeless go to the library for warmth and shelter. Since they have computers there with the internet, maybe the entreprenurial spirit hit this one?
Here's the thing. If things were just a little bit different, if circumstances were arranged just slightly in the scheme and organization of life, it could be me that is homeless. But seeing that I'm not, and just GIVING them money sends a message that begging is OK and yields results, I believe giving the homeless money just enables them. Not to mention addictions to drugs and alcohol.

But, for whatever reason, I am attracted to strangeness in life. It represents a change from the monotony of everyday life. For that reason, it can even be refreshing. People that are living "outside the box" are attractive and interesting because they represent the subconscious wish to have freedom from the constraints of normalcy in life.
Difference and variety are obviously important. You get to see how the "other half" lives. It is a window into a fascinating world simply because it is different. Another reason why freakishness is interesting to me is because freaks on the outside are physical, outward manifestations of FEELING freakish on the inside. I may not have any deformities (unless you count curly hair), but I feel that I will never fit into society in any comfortable, "normal" way. Society as I see it is stupid, crass, commercial, hypocritical, greedy and corrupt. I don't want to be part of that world. I could pretend well to "fit in", but on the inside I have an inner loathing for it and all it stands for. So I laugh at pictures like this: