Normal is not a measure of right vs. wrong, nor is it a measure of good vs. bad. Normal is a measure of statistics. Typical, common, most likely. A normal distribution is normally (that word again) called a “Bell curve”.
The four white slices in the diagram above represent the bulk or majority of the data within a sample. I personally would call these slices normal as they represent the most likely to be seen. The blue and red slices are called the outliers, and I often call them corner cases. These corner cases come up in reality but a random sample of a larger population will only rarely be represented by blue or red. The more likely outcome is somewhere in the white.
normal – relating to, involving, or being a normal curve or normal distribution
Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/normal
Normally people are right handed. Approximately 90% of the population at large are right handed. Approximately 10% of the population are left handed. Less than 1% of the population is ambidextrous, so ambidextrous people are the real corner cases.
Being different from the norm is not wrong nor bad. It merely means different. There are times where it is advantageous to be left handed, like left handed batters in major league baseball. There are times where it is advantageous to be right handed, like when men have to pull the zipper up on their pants. Again not bad nor wrong, merely different.
Embrace the differences between people. Accept them as evidence of the randomness of nature, or the humor of God. And you should do this if you are normal or not.
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