What is normal?
Well, after a long 3 year wait, I finally got to see X-MEN 3 (The Last Stand)! Okay, maybe deep down I am a nerd at heart, but I just love the X-Men movies. It is not so much the sci-fi aspect that I like though. I like that these movies make you think. It is the underlying social commentary, the lessons the movies are trying to teach, that I love.
Much like the "mutants" in the X-Men movies, I have always felt like a bit of an outsider - like I am not "normal" in some way. I am never good at assimilating into my environment. I am more of an observer. I watch people interact and observe social interactions but I do not jump in and try to become part of the "group."
In these movies, the mutants are trying to prove that despite being born a little bit different from everyone else, they are people too and they just want to be normal. Some of the mutants are accepting of their situation, while others are angry that they are different and want to make themselves "normal." In this, the third installment of the X-Men series, a "cure" for mutancy is introduced. Some of the mutants take the cure so that they can better fit into society.
What about me? Have I found my "cure?" The new life I have made for myself has given me a lot of things. Is confidence one of them? Will I finally feel "normal?"