As humans, which sense do we use most? Why?
One may say that the senses of human beings are the most critical means of human interaction with the world around us – and that, because of the cruciality of the five senses, it is engrained in the genetic material of human beings that the senses are interwoven, working in unity to ensure the most accurate interpretation of life’s experiences as possible. However, there are those who are not always equipped with the traditional means of sensory perception, in which we can defer that the most commonly used sense truly varies from individual to individual. There is no predetermined sense that overrules the others – it depends on a multitude of factors based primarily on one’s environment. Speaking for myself as an individual, I would have to give the rather orthodox response of admitting that sight is my most treasured sense, but for good reason. Without sight, I could not properly engage in my greatest passions: drawing and writing, and without those means of easily channeling the ideas that so randomly pop into my head, I would likely feel that my most purposeful means of communication would be lost – much more so than if I were to lose my hearing. Ultimately, I feel that as humans, our most commonly used sense will be impacted by what best enriches our talents, and thus, it will vary from person to person.
If you had to, which sense would you give up? Why?
Though all of the five senses are extremely beneficial to humans as a whole, it is clear that someone can very properly function while lacking one, or occasionally even more than one, of the five senses. Very closely knit with the reasoning why the most commonly used sense is so pivotal to an individual, the same would go for the sense which could be deemed as rather inconsequential. If a sense does not prove to be to the advantage of the individual, the best of its usage can be subconsciously bypassed. Speaking for myself, I have to admit that my sense of smell would ultimately be the one which I would be most willing to part with. Though it may have its uses (the best of which being the ability to smell harmful substances such as smoke and dangerous chemicals), the chance that this sense may be life-saving is too small of a percentage to be put in a higher regard. This sense has few benefits to me and what I want most out of life, and therefore, would have to be the one which I would (reluctantly, yes) choose to sacrifice. Here’s to hoping that I would never encounter a terrible fire or natural gas leak…
