Comments on: Our Precious Five

by: Stolk

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:44:11 +0000

I’m wondering what losing your sense of touch would be like. Would it be that you’d lose the nerve endings in your fingers but would have them in the rest of your body? Am I being too scientific with this, or is it up to my interpretation? I guess if I could still snuggle up in my fleece robe and have it cozying around my arms and legs; if I could feel the ocean around me as I swam, and could put my face on my puffy kitty’s belly, but I just wouldn’t have feeling in my fingertips, I’d go for no sense of touch.

by: Casey

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 21:43:22 +0000

This really is a tough one. I actually read this a few days ago and waited to say something till I had thought about it all. I’d have to agree with you, on giving up the sense of taste. Everything else just seems too important to me. I remember a science experiment in 8th grade that I did, where I was blindfolded and had to guess what I was eating purely on smell. Well, the class tricked me and put an onion under my nose. I still had to take a bite, and thought for sure it was an onion…but it was an apple. So I’d like to think that my sense of smell would be enough to deal with not getting to taste my food.

by: Scott

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:12:00 +0000

My sense of smell is so weak, I guess if I had to give up one of my senses, that would be it.

by: Luisa

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:03:51 +0000

Ooh, this is a really tough one. I can’t imagine not being able to smell things - it’s like an instant time machine to people, memories, etc. My mother lost her sense of taste and smell after a bad concussion a few years ago, but she never really had such a developed sense to begin with. Maybe I’d go with sense of sound? I like quiet… But truthfully, I’d rather not imagine a life without any of these senses and just feel happy that I’ve got them all

by: Coffee Messiah

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:19:03 +0000

Interesting. When I was in Band, oh so many years ago, the drummer was Blind. While walking, he would turn and ask if I’d smelled the flower we just passed. It made me realize just how much we take for granted. Later in life, I worked with a Deaf person @ a Furniture MFg. Yowee, any of these would be a sad loss, but I’d pass on taste, although I’d surely miss Thai and other delicious foods from around the world! ; (

by: missv

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:00:13 +0000

It’s an impossible choice! It would definitely be a toss-up between taste and smell for me. Can I experience one day without taste, then one day without smell before choosing?

by: Caroline

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:54:43 +0000

Irene…your comment suprised me and showed me that I was not considering those who would be reading and already did lack a sense. I just looked at your flickr photos and it does look as if your life is filled with a lot of beauty! beautiful photos and thanks for your comment.

by: irene

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:46:36 +0000

This is a subject I think about a lot as I have no sense of smell. Of course it must affect my taste, but I’m not sure how. A post like this makes me realise what I’m mising out on
If someone was cruel enough to to take one of my three-and-a-half senses away (I’m rather short sighted too!) it would have to be sound for me.

by: jen j-m

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:29:06 +0000

this is so interesting! i think it would be sound for me. i could stand a little more quiet and stillness.
also, delurking to say: i love your blog! warmly, jen