To Be Normal
Each of us can be unique and extraordinary. We all deserve greatness.
You can own billions, travel around the world, own a fleet of luxury cars or even yachts if you want, you can become one of the decision-makers in the world or be the person of the year on the cover of Time magazine.
Perhaps this is the summary of most of what we read in human development books, web pages, and television screens, and this phrase, although it aims to motivate people to do great work, is contradictory and has a negative impact.
Paradoxical: because if all people become great, no one will be distinguished then, and negatively: because when a person looks at his (ordinary) condition, he will see himself as insignificant and insignificant, how can an (ordinary) person like him become great.
And here is the bottom line, our contemporary world pushes us to be exceptional and extraordinary and sees that the average person is just a (failure).
And this is what drives most people to feel helpless. When we look at the population of the globe (about 7 billion people), we will find that there are only about 1,000 people who influence the world around us.
And this is what puts the rest of the world’s population in a shocking confrontation with themselves because they feel that they are worthless, and this is what prompts some people to sacrifice his (ordinary) life that he loves and try to do anything that makes them great, and in the end, this person finds himself not reaching the greatness that he was He wanted her and did not maintain his (ordinary) life that he loved.
Normal Distribution Curve:
What many people neglect is that no one has all abilities together: some people are born with tremendous physical abilities, others are born with exceptional mental skills, others are born with high artistic talents.
The course of a person’s life depends on his ability to make good use of his abilities.
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The curve of the normal distribution expresses the distribution of people if we take football as an example: the far right are the professional people and the far left are the worst people, while most people are in the middle, they are normal, and this curve can be applied to everything related to people.
Why are the greats great?
This question certainly jumps to our minds when we watch or read about one of the greats: How did he reach such greatness?!
When we look at their biographies, we find that the common factor between them is their love and conviction in what they do and their insistence on it. Walt Disney, for example, knew that he was talented in drawing and creating characters, so he did not despair when the company in which he was working fired him, claiming that he was a little creative.
He established his own company, which was a resounding success.
These great people knew their abilities and made good use of them. They set goals for themselves based on these abilities and insisted on them without being discouraged by difficulties.
They did not act randomly and did not set greatness as a goal for them, but rather creativity. They excelled in what they are good at, and they succeeded. If Messi tried to become a professional basketball player, he would not have succeeded, and if Steve Jobs had tried to establish a musical group, he would not have succeeded either.
They just knew their abilities and made good use of them and set their goals based on what they had.
The bottom line is: If you love your ordinary life, it does not hurt to be ordinary as long as you love it, and if you want to be distinguished, you must first search for your strengths, know your capabilities well, set your goals and create what you are good at.
As for running in all directions, with no goal other than for people to say that you are great, you will not gain anything from that.
