| Sure, Jim. You are always going find, in any population sample (even a sample of trumpet players!), a number of people who want to "participate" but who don't want to be noticed. They're the ones who turn red with embarrasment but deep inside positively "glow" when they receive a compliment.
And, like you said, there are those for whom something "different" that sets them off from the rest of the herd, is virtually mandatory. (You'll see them wearing "Plus Fours" at the golf course). It's the "holy cow... what is THAT!?" factor that draws attention to themselves and they simply revel in it. Nothing wrong with that (unless it is carried "ad nauseum"). I reckon it's like buying cars... if you are going to go "whole hog" and get something that is unique, you are most likely going to get something that is REALLY "unique" (else, why bother?)
"Behold the lowly turtle... for he does not make progress unless (and until) he sticks his neck out!" |