Why Couldn't People Understand?

I'd like very much for you guys to read Muaz' blog (that I haven't read quite a while since the IT Dept has blocked the blogspot) at http://az95.blogspot.com/ titled Isn't Everybody Unique?

Muaz is very much, hmm a weird guy, (Sorry, my vocab just couldn't find any other words to substitute), at school. At first, he looks like a Japanese where everybody else looks like typical orang Perak, or orang Johor or other states. Then he walked differently. He looked at people like he 'stared' at them. He listened to musics that others don't hear. The only music of his that I like is of course, Def Leppard. He then wrote English not the way we wrote, simply because his vocabulary are very very much expanded than ours. He talked fast. Those made him weird.

It is true that people who don't behave like us are weird in our eyes.

But that doesn't make them good friends. Muaz was very much like one. I can't tell why, but he has very soft spot for me. He helped us the girls, during our debate season. He smiled, once he gets to know you, not like any other Form Four Baru. Perhaps he wasn't there to be the shoulder to cry on, simply because he talked fast ( I think he still do now), but he is there, we know.

When I finally found him on the IRC when we were at the States, I was thrilled. Hey, at least there are a few more of the clans in the States. He then got little fling with a good friend of mine when we were at the States. They broke up and still that doesn't change what I felt of him.

So, reading his blog, I know that he is still the weird guy. He admit his being difference from the rest of the colleagues and I quote,

I may not eat the things they eat. Eggs, durians, or whatever.
I may not listen to the music they delve in, be it '80s Malay male and female pop, or whatever.
I may not drive the "normal" cars like them. Protons, Peroduas et cetera. (oh yes he drive a Mini that I think so not cool! and he refers his Mini as Stellar)
I may not chat much about football, or anything much that they chat about.
I may not appreciate or watch certain sports or certain TV programs like them, football included.
I may have different opinions on certain things, be it similar or different from them, but then again, I do think I am entitled to voice out.
I may not dirty my lungs with cigarette smokes like they do.
I may not have the facial feature they like. (Ha? People then notice that he looks like a Japanese? I thought I was the only one)
I may not have the same dreams of owning a house or driving hire-purchase cars like they do.
I may not listen to Adam Ahmad every morning like somebody I know did. And I didn't pester people with my music (hence the headphone collection I have).
Unquoted.

I couldn't agree more. Life is so much beautiful because people are different from each other.

However, I must insist that we must respected each other's uniqueness (or weirdness)

For example.

If you don't like football, don't belittle those who woke up at 3 a.m. to watch the 'stupid game', how stupid you think that it. Don't ever mention the word stupid, just respect the game and the hobby as it is.
If you dont' like mellow soft songs, like Malay in the 80s, don't say that those who listen are simply outdated or unproductive. Respect people's favorite music.
If you think AF4 is boring, do not condemn those who waited 8:30 for the concert. Do not ever keep comparing Mawi and Faisal, that just irritates people. Keep your opinion to yourself, unless asked.
If you are not a smoker, who chose not to smoke because you want to protect your lungs and the loved ones', do not make faces when the puff people happened to make at mamak store. Unless the puff was directed to you. Similarly, if you are a smoker, choose your ciggy break spot wisely.

And ponder upon what he wrote at the end.
Quote:
I know people are unique. And they have all the rights to being that. I just appreciate the simple beauty of it.
Unqtd.