And last but, definitely, not least there’s touch. I wanted to talk about the other senses first because I consider touch to be the most important one. And even though you might think I’m insane and say: What?!?! Even more important than sight or hearing?!?!? Well, yes, that’s what I honestly think. Sight is very important (I mentioned that on my previous post), especially because we live on a very visual world. Just think about all the images you see each day… still, I consider touch to be essential on our every day life.

To be honest, I didn’t consider touch to be that important till recently. I guess I wasn’t aware of the fact that even typing this post is involved with touch somehow. As I’m typing, my fingers are sensing each key that I press with them. How would it be if I touched it and yet, felt nothing? I try to imagine what life would be like if I lost this sense and I think about this kids that have this illness where they’re immune to feel physical pain. They can put they’re hands on a burning stove and feel nothing. Think about how cautious they (and their parents) have to be not to get hurt.

But I do consider touch to be really important now. I was once given some “homework” to do and was asked to think carefully about this possibility: If you were given the chance to choose between sight and touch, if you were to lose one of them but given the chance of chosing, which one would you choose? At first, I thought about sight… I can’t imagine my life without being able to see… but since I had a day to “hand in” my homework, I exercised some and reached the conclusion that touch was by far more important. So, the following day I said, definitely touch! The response I received was of surprise, touch? Yes, touch.

Imagine for a second not feeling a hug, a caress, a kiss, a slap on your face, a pinch… nothing. Not feeling anything at all. Exercise like I did, if you feel like it: Roll up the sleeves, close your eyes and gently, very softly, caress your arm up and down. Feel it and then, try to imagine what it would be like to feel nothing.

Well, this is all about senses. I enjoyed sharing my thoughts about hearing, smell, sight, taste and touch.