Being an Introvert

I am an introvert. I like being an introvert. So why are people constantly looking down on my preference to bury my head in a book instead of someone's ass? Sorry, that was a bit crude. I meant that when you're with others, you'll always feel the need to be liked, thus the sucking up. It's better to just stay alone so you won't waste time trying to make someone like you which they probably won't once they find out that you're an introvert (unless they are one too). Not to mention the small talk.

What is with this general view that introverts are below extroverts? I would like to know who keeps coming up with these ridiculous hierarchies. I guess the answer to that would be ourselves. Society has put the 'cool' label on people who party, who get wasted and who get laid. But how is that at all cool? Have the images of celebrities become so powerful that even when they are publicized negatively, the people will follow?

In this current competitive world, extroverts are favoured because to be successful you need to be able to speak in front of people. You'll need to be liked by people in order to expand your network. If no-one likes you then you're not going to get very far. We promote winning. Being on top. Because if you're on top, you've fulfilled your life's goal right? Frankly speaking, I don't think we were put on this Earth to stress our lives away. Introverts too can be successful and we don't need to party or be in large crowds to achieve success. Quality, not quantity.

Let me put it this way. To all you extroverts who have friends who are introverts: treasure them. Because we are not like others. We will tell it to you straight, or otherwise euphemize our words to tell the truth. You don't need to be afraid whether we're using you because to do that would take too much energy and time. Our time and energy is precious. It is saved for our reading and napping schedules.

However, we are not entirely robots; once you get close to us our weirdness comes out. Do not be alarmed, we are just coming out of our shells for a little while because we enjoy your company. You should consider yourself blessed.

So to all of you who have ever made me feel for even a second that my introvert-ness is a bad thing, I say, 'good-day' to you. Good-day.