Mademoiselle regaled me with another one of her stories the other day. It was over chai and a few sticks, she does so love her tea and expensive drinks.
"I've never met many people who're quite like me," she says. "And when I do, it is quite the discovery because that's really rare, especially within my social circles." "So far in my life, I've met a total of 3."
She goes on to explain what is to me, quite a fascinating theory and I wonder if it's true after all.
According to her, people like her are considered "different". Or another way of putting it is, "weird". And so far she has met 3 people whose "difference" seem to fall under the same category as hers.
And here's the thing. This is when it gets interesting.
People in that category, they tend to KNOW that they're "different". They know their difference is uncommon. And they take it as a compliment, most of them. At least the ones Mademoiselle has met, do. It's a good thing.
Being in the same category, there are also certain characteristics that each of them share. Sort of like requirements to fit into that category in the first place. First and foremost, they're intelligent. Most of them are readers, and of course a good command of the English language is pretty much understood. They can be quite charming and eloquent should they wish to be, some are good orators, some good raconteurs, etc.
But also according to Mademoiselle, as good as they sound, more often than not these people have a boatload of underlying issues and complexes as well.
"We've all got them. Every single one of us," she says with a nonchalant wave of her hand.
They may not make an appearance in everyday day to day interactions, may not be immediately obvious from the start, unless you know what to look for. They may only start getting noticeable once you know that person well enough. "But we've all got issues."
They know they're "different" and they know they're intelligent. That is why they take it as a compliment to be different. The ones Mademoiselle knows personally, this is what she said of them.
They do not think lowly of themselves. They know their strengths, they know their weaknesses. They know that they're pretty great as people, or in other words, they know they ain't losers. But they also know how to keep that pride under wraps so as not to appear boastful and braggy. The different individuals do it to varying levels of success.
They also tend to like analyzing character, be it their own or somebody else's. As a result, body language is read, conversations are dissected and deductions are formed simultaneously all within the fleeting moments of social interaction. No idea why that is. Maybe they're subconsciously on the lookout for like souls.
They may have that attitude of defiance. Which according to Mademoiselle can be very clearly seen in what Mr. Dorian Gray wrote in that little space under his Facebook profile picture. Maybe it's because throughout their lives, they have met with people who could not accept them as they are, disapproved of their being "different" and considered them strange. He also is one who seems to feel the need to prove or explain himself most of the time.
People of such constitution, they may also feel the need to prove themselves. Either prove themselves or explain themselves. Or both. It could be due to the fact that talking about it is pointless, the world needs to see their worth, the worth they see in themselves. And the latter could be that they've met too many people who found it difficult to understand them and what they do or say, so they feel the need to set things straight and clear before any possibly undesirable misunderstandings occur.
Captain Nemo, on the other hand, seems pretty balanced, at least so far. He has the knowledge of being different, the justifiably high opinion of himself, but the defiance trait has not made an appearance so far. He might although, have the tendency to need to prove himself, although it is very minor and practically negligible as of yet.
Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde is so far according to her, the most messed up of the lot. He is a muddle of confusion and disorder. He does not know who he really is and therefore he operates on a basis of who he wants to be. Unfortunately that changes every so often and then the photo-collage of his personality has to be edited and altered accordingly. Materials for that photo-collage are collected from everywhere. People he's met, movie/book characters, ideals, etc. "He just simply tries too hard and is too confused to get things right." Mademoiselle said dismissively.
One last thing Mademoiselle also said about them. "These people, they just think too much."
"The fact that I came up with this, pretty much proves that I am one of them too. At the end of the day we're all a bunch of dysfunctional buggers.
If you were to put all four of us at a table and you'd have a table of freaks right there. We're "different" and we make it sound good. But at the end of the day, each and every one of us, we have our own issues and complexes. Most likely some of the aforementioned ones will be included only to varying degrees and levels for each individual. It's all pretty messed up actually."
"I don't really know if they even realize this." Mademoiselle concluded.
Then we sipped chai. It was a really nice day.
I must say, that was quite a lot to digest. I was speechless when I first heard it. It was just so... weird. But huh... I've began to wonder. She might be right about this.
It all sounds so dramatic described in words but hey it could be one of those things that just flow, and just happen around you but you don't really pay too much attention to it until someone mentions it.
But I think she's right. She might have a point there. :)
My dear Mademoiselle. You do so entertain me.
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