Tuesday, January 15, 2013

"Right".


The concept of what’s Right.

It’s a load of crap.

And when I say “right”, I don’t mean legally or morally; I mean the process of something. The way something is done.

The concept of what’s “right” is defined by the mass of neuro-typicals, all of whom can process and regurgitate that which is “right”.  Their concept of “right” cannot reach neuro-atypicals, and they can’t seem to grasp why.

The concept that something is done in a “right” way is, in and of itself, wrong.  Without fail, neruo-typicals have essentially demoralized anyone who doesn’t do things “right” and they often don’t let them try anything that isn’t “right”.  But watch, as neruo-typicals are amazed and awed by those who get past the nay-sayers and do something amazing and ground-breaking.  You know what? They did those things “WRONG”.  The concept of forcing us to do it “right” doesn’t let the potential of those of us who need to do things “wrong” in order to do them at all.  It squashes the potential for more people to destroy the “right” and do something ground-breaking.  The types of people who do things “wrong” are the exact people to revolutionize an industry, to find a cure, to discover a new, ancient civilization using unheard of techniques.

So that person with ADHD who can sit there and research some ridiculously obscure, medieval idea instead of completing their homework like a normal Child? They are the ones who will make a break-through between human culture then and human culture now, solving a problematic idea that has stumped scientists today.

The Autistic kid who spent her time thinking in pictures and listening to the mooing of cows? She revolutionized the beef industry to something they could never have imagined.

The kid with Aspergers who is failing art but produces the greatest art pieces ever seen come from a high school freshman? They will one day document a glimpse of a social uprising, of a people’s revolt, of things as simplistic as the human emotions, and show the world just what it means to be simply human.

So before you yell at them, “No! That’s wrong, do it right.”, take a moment to understand that they have done nothing wrong.  They just didn’t do what YOU wanted them to do.

The only reason for any sort of revolutions, change, or innovation to have happened is that someone did something wrong.

The so-called “geniuses”? They all did things wrong, defied what was right and created something that has never been done or thought of before.

So whenever someone chastises you for doing something “wrong”, just smile and say “Ok”, because they don’t know your potential and they’ll regret it when they aren’t there to witness the ingenious acts you accomplished.

All because you did it wrong.

1 comment:

  1. Well said. I agree. Though when I look back on the history of science, most crazy geniuses have a strong understanding of the structure that preceded their aha moment. Isaac Newton realized he was standing on the shoulders of giants. Also I have heard it said that most science break throughs are not aha! moments. They are "that's not right!?" moments, like when mold was growing on Dr. Fleming's petri dish.

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