Dark and Twisty

"You say you're all dark and twisty.  It's not a flaw, it's a strength.  It makes you who you are."
- Derek Shepherd

People automatically jump to darkness as a bad thing...where the monsters hide.  Like if you're not constantly smiling something must be wrong with you.  But to be honest, the world needs a little darkness, a little moodiness, a little attitude.  If everyone were happy, society wouldn't be able to function.  There needs to be a balance - light and dark, good and bad, happy and sad.  We all have our temporary moments of darkness and depression.  But maybe some people live in a world of darkness and depression with only temporary moments of joy and bliss.  Is that really so awful?  Perhaps some of us just prefer solitude.  We prefer a little darkness.  Maybe darkness is the wrong word and that's why such a personality is looked down upon - viewed as a problem that needs fixing.  "Edgy" seems like a better one.  There's nothing wrong with being a little edgy, a little unpredictable.  There's nothing wrong with being perky and bubbly.  And there's certainly nothing wrong with being dark and twisty.  Everyone has a different outlook on life and on the world.  Who's to say that any one of these views is better than the rest?  Whether you're bright and bubbly, angry and cynical, withdrawn and edgy, or dark and twisty - or any combination of these - the bottom line is you're you.  And these traits should not be looked upon as flaws, but rather embraced as qualities of uniqueness and originality.  It's what defines you.  So go ahead, be dark and twisty.  Screw the shiny happy people.  There's too much pressure to be a shiny happy person anyway.  Just be you.