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Being Called Crazy is Now a Compliment Before anything else, I just want to say that I don't and will never treat mental health, more so mental illness as a joke. Hope the term **crazy** on my title doesn't seem to be offending at any point. I was having a conversation with my good friend here @meitanteikudo about the crazy moments we have experienced and it made me look back and think of all the craziest and embarrassing things that I have done and experienced in my entire life. Actually, I already have this article's title on my draft for a few months now but discarded it for I can't think of a way on how will I able to pull if off. Hopefully, I'll be able to deliver it well this time with the current thoughts that I have right now. Growing up, hearing the term *"baliw"* (crazy) is just normal for me. I often receive those words and I don't get offended for I know that I am really crazy. Crazy enough to do the unthinkable, and crazy enough to be silly and to just fool around. With that, I thought of being called crazy as a compliment because I see people laugh with my craziness and it's my pleasure that I was able to make them laugh.

Going back to the reminiscing or embarrassing moments, the funny thing here is that I can **proudly** share those moments to the people around me as if like it's not embarrassing at all. I mean, how do I say it? Lol. The things is that it was embarrassing when it happen but then it's just all fun when we already got to share it. Oh well, I don't know if that applies to all but I'm like that, I'll be embarrassed for a while but later on, I'll share it to family and friends and then we'll have a good crazy laugh about it. Another thing why I like being crazy is because **being crazy can make us think outside the box.** And it is just exciting and at the same time thrilling to try something new from time to time without having any fear of failing. Also, *normal is boring*, right? *Who likes being dull? To be monotonous? To just repeat the process again and again and to do the same thing daily?* **Being crazy can make us do something spur of the moment, something impulsive, something new, something different, and it gives more colors in our lives.** **I also love how carefree we can be if we are crazy.** It shows that we are an optimist and whatever problems we may encounter, we will always be able to think about out of the box solutions that a normal mind can't even think of. And me, being a **self-proclaimed crazy person** myself loves it when they see me like that. Being crazy makes people around me happy, being crazy makes me shine, being crazy makes me see things lighter no matter how heavy it is. *Being crazy is a compliment for it has a very positive meaning for me.* On another note, **being crazy and having crazy ideas can make us stand out**. Even in the corporate world, more specifically, in the world of advertising. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXWj5BK7evM *Are you familiar with that crazy commercial from RC Cola that boomed few months ago?* I was able to know the people behind that advertising and one thing I remember from their talk is when they said **"be crazy"**, be open for ridiculous ideas, be unique. That way, we can stand out. I'm not saying that we should compete to stand out, what I'm saying is that we should be crazy, to be able to be separated from the rest of the crowd. To be seen as your own you, and to showcase who you really are without being compared to anyone in this world. ***Just be crazy, be you, be unique. Create your own brand and walk that brand with confidence.*** Hey all! Thanks for reading. :) In case that you are interested, I still have some writeups from my previous articles which you can also read. Just click the links below. Darkness as an Opportunity https://read.cash/@immaryandmerry/darkness-as-an-opportunity-9c470f21 Act on it, be like it! https://read.cash/@immaryandmerry/act-on-it-be-like-it-6e23ed63 How It's Like to Live in the Province https://read.cash/@immaryandmerry/how-its-like-to-live-in-the-province-7429c917 As always, take care!

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