Illusion of Normal
By Jurgen Smith
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The reality we experience is what our minds create from the electrical signals we receive through our senses, like our sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. Normal is generally considered to be the way the majority act. Our realities may seem normal to us, but what if normal changes? Will we change with it?
This collection of stories journeys through many realities, some where people communicate with nature, or the world suddenly acts bizarrely. Through the author’s effort to destigmatise mental disorders, the reader gets a taste of what it would feel like if the laws of the world were different.
Every time someone looks down on abnormal behaviour, they should instead imagine what it would feel like if that awkward behaviour was the norm and that the onlookers are the ones who are acting irrationally. Through this shift in perspective, compassion can be learned.
It takes one faulty electrical link in our brains to change our worlds and whether it’s real or not, we can never know for sure.
Jurgen Smith
Jürgen Smith is a creative writer with a burning passion for sports, cooking, art and home improvement. Since his passion fuels his writing for work, he enjoys psychology and scriptwriting to relax as special interests.Smith studies his mother's psychology textbooks that she stored after finishing her studies at the University of the Orange Free State (UFS), in his search to understand human behaviour better. His fascination with abnormality reflects in his works and he hopes to one day help alleviate the stigma around mental illness.Jürgen is an Afrikaans speaking published author whose works can be found in cooking magazines, sports magazines, his website, BFN Sport Results and now, Illusion of Normal on Smashwords and Amazon.
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