Day 16

Being peculiar.......... why is it that being peculiar adds attention to our presence? Of course we all understand the reasoning or need behind it, our society by large makes sure that most people feel inadequate, incapable and not beautiful. We laugh at peculiar people with their orange hair, funny clothes or what ever else it is they fancy, and they do get what they want, attention. Of course, this is not always the reasoning behind it, sometimes it is just a personal like or choice. I mean, I would love to have blue skin, blue hair, blue teeth...... but I don't see that happening quite soon ;-) Now, the question is, why don't we find grotesquely ugly people interesting? Leonardo Da Vince was famed for having dinner parties for the ugliest people in his village, where he would sketch them while they were gorging themselves with food and wine. I actually understand his reasoning....... appreciate the ugly to appreciate the beautiful........

"Mr. and Mrs. Peculiar........"