Aspiring to Be Mediocre · 5 October 2024
One of my friends and faithful readers has told me time and again that I should keep trying to become mediocre. That even though I am not there yet, I still might make it one day. And so I keep trying.
Some people would say, “With friends like that…” But that is not the way I think. I think that my friend is right. I should keep trying to be mediocre. I know. It is not a high bar. At least not for most people. But it is a worthy goal for me. My writing is suspect. Oh sure. It is regular. I post something every week. But even being regular is not the greatest thing. (Unless of course, you are worried about that sort of thing and eat lots of fiber in your diet.)
But being regular and being mediocre are two different things. After all, you can be a regular in terms of being steady and reliable without being that great at anything. Which is perhaps where I am at. You can count on my blog being out every week. I post something even if that something is not very good. Or even close to mediocre.
I do wonder what mediocre looks like. I think it is just being normal. But even normal is not normal anymore. Whatever that means. But when I came up with MediocreMan, I just figured I was a normal guy. A person who nobody really notices because he is not too great and not too bad. Maybe not just right, but then again, this is not the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Which, by the way, is an odd story. Think about it. The bears go for a walk, and leave their house unlocked. That seems pretty normal. After all, if you live in the bears’ neighborhood, you would not want to go into their house whether the door is locked or unlocked. After all, you might find the bears at home. But not only does Goldilocks go into the unlocked house, she eats their food. Or at least tastes some of their food. Then, she goes around and sits on chairs and finally falls asleep on the little bear’s bed because it is just right.
You know, I never thought of Goldilocks being such a criminal. She breaks into somebody’s house. She steals their food. Then, she vandalizes their bedroom by messing up beds she did not even sleep in (not to mention the chair she breaks). And she is caught red handed. Sheesh. Ah well. Everything ended up fine and dandy. They ended up becoming friends and living in Shrek’s swamp.
I do wonder about what it would be like to hit the goal of being mediocre. I might end up having a cohesive blog post without going off on tangents and giving spoilers for other people’s stories. Then again, I might not be as regular if I tried to wait for greatness to come upon me. So I will keep listening to my friend and keep striving to become mediocre. Maybe I will make it one day.
© 2024 Michael T. Miyoshi
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