Society and how it mistakes outsiders

Hello, hello,

I am a self proclaimed nerd. I can get really excited about stuff that "normal" (by lack of better words) people couldn't care less about. Let me give you an example: I was euphoric when they found the Higgs Boson (aka the God Particle (many scientists loathe this nickname) or the Goddamn Particle). I could listen to someone like Neil DeGrasse Tyson all day, I love biology and astronomy. I'd rather stay at home in the weekend and read a good classic, philosophical, scientific and/or theological book. My favourite magazine is not the Teen Vogue, CosmoGirl or Seventeen, but National Geographic and I adore Mythbusters, Ancient X-files and most of the other scientific/historical programs on Discovery Channel and National Geographic. I knew what I wanted to become (a paediatrician) ever since I was four and I actually like studying. If we look at how society portrays nerds (see the picture) I'd fit nowhere near that discription. I don't wear glasses for starters (though I think I need them, and I think nerd-glasses are superdupercool), I don't have braces, I don't wear my hair in pigtails and don't have extreme acne. Society has made nerdism (not sure if it's a word) into a caricature whilst most of the "nerds" don't fit this mold. This caricature isn't only made when it comes to nerds, but with almost everyone who's different to society's standards. To society I want to say this: everyone's different, yet we're all the same. We breathe the same air and'll end in the Earth when this life's over. It doesn't matter how cool you are now, it's about your future. To everyone who's an outsider: Embrace your quirkiness, your wit, your clothing, music-taste, your vision of out precious planet. Spread the love and show them that being different is something good and not something to be ashamed of.
"Why fit in if you were born to stand out?" - Dr. Seuss

In Christ,
Me