Celebrating mediocrity

I watched The Incredibles again yesterday.The central theme of the movie, I reckon, is about the search of identities.In a tragic way, we are conformed to celebrate mediocrity because the society deems it necessary for us to follow a structured path to become a better citizen, a better person and often making us uniform and not stand out among others. There are laws to legislate who we are and they are societal expectations that keep us from becoming who we really are because the others are threatened when we become too different. When a sort of uniformity is being forced on all of us, our dignity is prevented to reach the lowest point by a mere consolation that “everyone is special.” If everyone is special, then how then it is possible for anyone to set a structure above all of us? A structure like that is cruel and is a destructive tool that seek to destroy the identity we have, instilling in us self-doubt.

The Elasticgirl said while putting on masks on her kids, “Your identity is your most valuable possession.”

While the mediocrity of the society is out to destroy our identities, how far should we go to protect our individuality and giving recognition to our special talents, even when the world doesn’t want to recognise them?