Normal? Right!!!

I came to the conclusion earlier tonight that......

....the most useless word in the English language is "normal".

Let's study the various definitions, shall we?

ADJECTIVE:

Conforming with, adhering to, or constituting a norm, standard, pattern, level, or type; typical: normal room temperature; one's normal weight; normal diplomatic relations.

Biology Functioning or occurring in a natural way; lacking observable abnormalities or deficiencies.

Relating to or characterized by average intelligence or development.

Free from mental illness; sane.

NOUN:

Something normal; the standard: scored close to the normal.

The usual or expected state, form, amount, or degree.

Correspondence to a norm.

An average.

Okay, then.

---adhering to a standard, a pattern, a level, or a type.

In order to adhere to something, "something" must be first "set", i.e.---following the rules of a classroom can only be done once they are posted and explained.

Who made the rules? Was that person "normal"? What did said person adhere to in order to create a set of rules deserving of being adhered to?

---the usual or expected state, form, amount or degree.

Usual? Expected? Let me meet 10 or 12 strangers on the street and try to gather an "expected state". Is any day, for example, "usual"? Is it really? Doesn't something happen that never happens again, or, even if it's tiny, may contribute to something bigger in life down the road, whether viewed as positive or negative?

---correspondence to a norm; an average.

Anything average is affected by those parts which are placed together to create the "average" in the first place. Whereas your "average" night of sleep is 7 hours, mine may be 13. And then, if you were able to go back and mathematically deduce how many hours of sleep you've had every night of your life and divide it by the amount of nights you've lived, would it equal the amount you just thought was "normal"?

Then finally.......

...free from mental illness; sane.

Who set the standard that determines who is "free from mental illness"?

Just wondering......


....and thus it all answers my question---why does the word, and concept, of normal even exist?

For example, I really can't ever come home from work any day and say my day was "normal". It's always different; some days more work than others; some days employee assistance; some days we talk alot in the office while we work, other days we're silent as mice.

Whew. Thank you. I just wanted to express my feelings on this subject. Now that it's off my chest.....I don't feel any more normal than I ever have.....

:)