These are the people who always chose dare...the ones who brought life to the party...the ones who tilt at windmills and dream bigger than big...Being one of the few, the proud, the obscene, I have compiled a list...(Who would have thought it?!) ...of what makes these people special...and maybe ....what you can learn from them.
1. It's all about making memories.....without your crazy friend, you wouldn't have any crazy stories...What if no one ever threw that wild party that got out of control?! What if no one ever said, "Watch this!"? The kookiest friends are the ones that always did the unexpected...for better or for worse...they were going in...They helped to write the memories that you will keep for a lifetime.
2. Fake it til you make it.... This one is fairly insightful, so pay attention....No high school (or college or post college or...you get it)...No human gets away without being scarred by insecurity. No one is so full of themselves that they never feel self conscious..or scared.. The only difference is that some people figure that out early in life... and they use it to their advantage. Bullies use this info to make people feel bad or do their will, but your goofy friends use it as armor. It is simple, really. They pretend to be 'above' low self esteem. They might be afraid of jumping off the roof, but they won't let you know that...because people who are never afraid or shy or insecure...they seem invincible... That is exactly how we nut jobs like it. Then something magical happens...Because we have already done it, we actually become less insecure... and shy...and scared.... It's magic....Try it on yourself....You won't regret it.
3. Carpe' diem...or (if you are a toddler) YOLO...While it's possible that your friend is legitimately cuckoo, most likely they just understand that everyone's clock is ticking...and life is too short to worry about what everyone thinks. Sure...getting kicked out of Burger King may put a damper on late night french fries, but really...what's that worth in the grand scheme of things?! It was a really great story....
****flashback sequence****
This one time....my two best guy friends took me to Burger King and ...(Side note: this is what happens when you put 3 crazies in 1 friend circle) ....One went outside to make a phone call....The other one decided it would be funny to feed him fries while he was on the phone. So there we were... throwing french fries at him..from inside the establishment... It didn't really matter that there was pane glass between us. Naturally, the one on the phone notices...and begins to dive for fries... This all went fine until I got the bright idea that all those fries must be making him thirsty....and that's how we got kicked out of Burger King.
****end flashback****
4. Rules are more like guidelines. I'm not actually suggesting that you break curfew or graffiti underpasses. However, I AM suggesting that if you alter the way you look at guidelines and rules, you are half way to innovation. No advancements in history were made because they always played it safe. Albert Einstein said,"Imagination is more important than knowledge." He was a crazy one...Look at his hair....
5. Be insightful. The goofballs of the world usually have really high empathy. That is why they strive so hard to get the laugh and make awesome memories. They feel the mood of the room and act in order to make it better. Some say that Disney is the happiest place on Earth, but I think the happiest place might be with your crazy friends... Because whatever world they create with and for you is yours alone....and that makes it just a tad more special....
But I think we can all agree that your crazy friends at Disney would be the most awesome....
I mean ...Where else can you whistle while you twerk?!
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