odd socks

For some months now (probably since about February 'cos that's when I got a load of coloured socks for my birthday) I have worn deliberately odd socks. I know a load of teenagers who do the same as a bit of a fashion statement, but I am not trying to be a teenager.

Socks do the same job whatever colour they are. Some people may be too poor to buy new socks and maybe forced to wear odd ones. Would you think less of them because of that?

To some folk it really matters that all their clothes match. Or they make a real effort to make sure everything fits into a colour scheme. Does it offend your pride if I wear odd socks?

Some people have disfigurements that make everyone stare, or have red hair, or have coloured skin.
Do you cope with people who are different to you? Does it make you uncomfortable?

Sometimes people have huge big arguments about what is right or wrong, but they pick the most petty things to be right or wrong about. Would you rather lose a friend than your opinion?

You might think that if I am wearing odd socks then I must be a bit odd, maybe even eccentric or mental. Do you judge people by their appearance?

Some people like everything done their way, they don't cope with things not being “ the way they should be” or “they way they always are”. They get into a right state when someone does something differently. Do you get insecure when something is different, or not the way you expect it to be?

Thinking about it, there are lots of things that odd socks could provoke you into thinking about, but the fact is the reason why I do it is because it does not really matter wether my socks match or not. This is my way of saying I want to focus on the things that do matter and not on the things that don't.