Humor in Eccentricity
Eccentricity is associated with intense creativity or curiosity and with intellectually gifted geniuses. But if some of us in the pursuit of being different from other mortals try to cultivate eccentricity only humor emanates from their efforts.
Just take a look what English utilitarian thinker John Stuart Mill says about this behavioral phenomenon-”the amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage which it contained and a lack of eccentricity is the chief danger of the time”. For a further insight British poet and critic Edith Sitwell wrote that eccentricity was “often a kind of innocent pride”, also said that geniuses and aristocrats were called eccentrics because “they are entirely unafraid of and uninfluenced by the opinions and vagaries of the crowd”.
No wonder that the likes of Albert Einstein, Oscar Wilde, Lord Byron and many more are held in awestruck admiration for their eccentric genius. And no doubt that there would definitely be dumbstruck followers.
Now, why one needs to cultivate eccentricity? Well, one basically tries to be different ridden with a superiority complex. They think they are immensely creative and gifted beings by virtue of what they are doing in various fields. If they mix with others as normal mortals nobody would notice their intrinsic difference. So, they decide to take resort to eccentricity.
Let us take the case of journalists who are in charge of news bureaus. S/he is the boss and it must be spelt out irrevocably. Going to a micro level one such person behaves unpredictably so that nobody would be sure what he is going to do next. He would continuously stare at the subordinates with an expressionless face so that nobody would know if he is trying to address them or smile at them or be friendly with them. He would drive away the seniors who are proven hands and welcome the crash newcomers so that his real motives are never understood. What you can do? Just laugh it off and hilariously share with your normal friends!
