Not Fitting In

Story behind the Passage

Whenever I talk to people about “drawers” in their head, I feel misunderstood. I mean, not because they do not understand what I want to say with this. I usually make this comment as a polite response to people who are talking about me in a way that I feel misunderstood — miscategorized. I know that this happens to all of us all the time. But for some people, it might be more of a recurrent theme in their life. That makes you particularly sensitive to statements which start like “you are more like…” As I have explained before , this is always a situation when words — spoken words — fail me and I retreat into my shell of writing. That does not help to create understanding between the person I am talking to but at least, I have somewhere to turn to.

These moments are also the moments when I think about Temple Grandin a lot. She impressed me so much when I first started reading her books. I cannot remembers how exactly I learned about her. But since you know that weirdos have a passion for like-minded weirdos, there is little wonder about this. Grandin is one of those who turned “seeing the world differently” into “making the world a different place.” She is an outstanding scholar and her insights into animal studies have contributed to improving the lives of humans and animals alike. I just wish that writing has this power too.

My Learnings

Some people like people.

They work for them.

They work with them.

They teach.