Natural Living vs Normal Living
I was talking to my youngest last night as he didn’t understand a couple of things relating to human behavior. I think I manged the right answers - I won’t go into the questions as quite frankly things that people do in private, should stay private. A few done in public should also stay private, but that is their problem.
Anyway, the point is I was explaining the difference between “natural” and “normal”.
Natural comes from nature:
- in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature;
Normal comes from norm:
- something regarded as a normative example; conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm;
So something “natural” can also be something “normal”. But something “normal” is not necessarily “natural”. The norm is a social practice that has been reached and become a standard. Natural is always in accordance with nature.
Our lifestyles are moving towards the natural and although the pace is gradual, it looks as if it is speeding up.
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