We’re Kinda Different

Sometimes, you come across something so perplexingly, brilliantly, deliriously and completely whole, you wonder two things.  You wonder how and when the idea sprang into existence.  Then you wonder why it took this long to make it to the rest of us.  Such is the case with We’re Kinda Different by Ben Meinhardt (with artistic direction and trumpet playing by his young son).

It tells the story of a little fella who has been born with his butt underneath his face.  This three minute musical interlude introduces us to his world and tells us how he came to terms with his condition – even though he thinks he needs to get checked out by a doctor.  I think this should be compulsory viewing for teenagers who are so enveloped and overwhelmed by the beauty standards they have imposed on them by the internet (yes, that was a bit lazy of me), that this might serve as a reminder that they, too, are kinda different in a special way – their own way.  We’re Kinda Different conveys a very powerful message in possibly the silliest way imaginable, but that does not detract from its point.

One of my father’s favourite sayings was “Blessed be the cracked, for they let in the light.”  I never thought that it could become even more of a layered statement than it already is, but there you go.  This little fella has certainly let a little more light into my day - through his particular crack, as it were...

Watch the full song below.