The mushrooms of thought. - writing from the mind.
There are two types of writing, in my opinion. The first is that of which you read in novels, magazines, and newspapers. Edited and thought out, grammatically accurate, consisting of beginning and an end, a point, and an objective. The second, which is probably an invention of my own, is what I would look at as a visual method of thinking. It is less informative, and inclines more to be a tangent, and unlike writing, has little beginning, no end and definitely no objective.
Stupendous is an almost ugly word. It may sound nice on the tongue if spoken with a carrying of a French or perhaps a southern English accent, but it is like a nail down a chalkboard to look at. Sight, it effects almost every human being in the world. Those fortunate enough to have sight will discover that our opinions and every day lives are impacted by what we see. Being one of our six senses, that is understandably so.
We have six senses to experience different aspects in life, and interpret them. We can see blue and orange and red, although we can not smell these things. Sight is the predominant of senses. We judge people, environments, objects, food, and almost everything else upon what they look like. Of course, although our first impressions of people or objects or places may be one thing, they may be altered by other senses, or by the things themselves.
Take away sight and art does not exist, modelling agencies, and hundreds of other international industries today would be forced to shut down. However, take away sight from society, and you remove racism, image insecurity, and imaged stereotypes. Every individual would be 'equal' as far as looks were concerned, bypassing of course all the tens of thousands of issues this would create for mankind as a whole- including conflict and war predicaments that would arise. No one would know who to shoot or throw missiles at, and it's ridiculous to suggest that this would effect war proceeding to be a part of the world today and in the future. It would merely result in more innocent civilians lives and a hell of a lot more of dead people.
Of course it's just a part of life. We can not remove it, (without inflicting pain on six or so billion people,) but it is fascinating to consider how much it does really affect us as people. It's also interesting to debate with yourself which of the five senses (sight, touch, smell, hearing, taste) are more vital to you as an individual. I would debate with myself that sight is most important. To never experience a sunset again, to look upon the beautiful wonders of this world- it would be a torture that for me. Nevertheless, to not hear the sound of a piano play, the soft singing of that person you love, the comforting words of your mother. Could you live with that?
The cold hard truth is a hell of a lot of people do.
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ReplyDeleteReally good. especially the last part it actually made me catch my breath.
ReplyDeleteThanks (=
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog...very interesting. I majored in communications at the university, and pondered jounalism for a bit. To learn is to affect if applied. Good for you!
ReplyDeleteAs for the six senses. I would have to say touch. To not be able to feel...well, anyone who is a quadrapalegic, or having suffered a stroke, or even had an epidural painkiller for childbirth, can tell you the joys of touch. My brother in law had a serious spinal cord injury over 20 years ago, and has no feeling on the left side of his body from the neck down...he would gladly trade many of his senses for the ability to take care of his own bodily functions.
Perhaps the most important senses are the ones we have, and the most aprreciated are the ones we are without? It seems a person is never truly appreciative of their health until they are sick...
Hi Hillori,
ReplyDeleteWow that is fantastic, I've always thought it would be super to do something with communications.
I think that touch is indeed hugely important, and I have never really thought about that one before. I don't know what I would do if I couldn't feel. I've thought about being blind, deaf and not being able to speak but never touch. That is an incredible thought, thank you for sharing!
As for your brother in law- I am very sorry to hear of his accident and the consequences. I am sure he'd be one to talk to when you want to understand how fantastic the sense of touch is, and open many peoples eyes to appreciate it more! I definitely do now I have actually taken a moment to think about it.
I wish him well and thank you for commenting (: