Ground Control to Major Tom:  why is being different truly appreciated AFTER a life of being different?

David Bowie looked different, sounded different.  His thought process was, well – different.  He was skilled at the process of reinvention.

When someone dies we often hear the consoling thought that they are in a “better place” but actually being different puts those around such a person in a better place.

Steve Jobs was famous for saying be different:

“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do”.

The best way to remember someone you’re fond of who is now gone is to take one of their best qualities and make it yours.

Be different.

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