Have you ever spent time thinking about things.. things that you learned about in school and then kinda took for granted? I have recently been dealing with the rehabilitation of the Hedgehog's Sense of Balance. He is doing A LOT better. Really the biggest concern for me was, "is he ever going to be able to run in his wheel again?!:(" You might ask why I worry about this, I know that he is alive and he is not walking around being derpy very much anymore, besides a slight head cock and now when he has to make a turn he doesn't just turn he just does a circle till he is at the right degree. However, he is a runner.. he loves his wheel. It is how you can tell your hedgehog is happy, they do what they love to do.. all the time. Well, Pinny loves to eat, sleep, poop, scratch at the bottom of his cage and RUN ON HIS WHEEL. So, you can imagine my
sense of despair when he got sick and the possibility of him not being able to run on his wheel became a harsh reality for him and me. However, the other day he totally ran on his wheel.. and he did it again last night. This is good. :D
Having to deal with this, is making me very aware of
senses. There are many
senses beyond the base 5.
Proprioception: This sense gives you the ability to tell where your body parts are, relative to other body parts. Close your eyes and touch your nose. Did you jab your eye out? Did you not touch your nose.. but really picked our nose? Did you shove your finger in you bellybutton? No. That is why.
Chemoreceptors: These trigger an area of the medulla in the brain that is detects blood born hormones and drugs. This is the part of your brain that makes you puke. It is also the part of your brain that dictates heart rate, breathing and taste. In theory.. you can say that your heart beats because you can taste.
But then there are other senses that are a bit more profound or mystical.. self of unique identity. We are all special and different. However, humans for the most part, want to all look and act alike. I wish that we could start showing our uniqueness on a visual level.. like
Whale Sharks. The article linked, is about Scientists have been able to start tracking whale sharks with star mapping software. This is because whale sharks have unique spot/star patterns on their backs much like each area of sky had different stars/spots in its regions. I do wish that someday, there is a way to uniquely identify each person on earth.. so that we can see what they are.. and they can show who they are. Much like having
Cutie Marks..BRONIES REPRESENT!
Sense of Humor.. Sense of Accomplishment.. Sense of Pride.. Sense of Shame. I find that these sense tend to mean more than my ability to sense whether or not I am going to puke on you. A sense of humor is something that is subjective though.. what one person thinks is funny another person might find to be shameful..
Is this funny?
What about
this?
I find them to be funny.. I am sure that there is someone out there who senses that they are shameful, or annoying.. they are wrong.. but you know.. senses and stuff.
I am also a big fan of a sense of wonder..
OMG WOW! How does that work! WOW! I mean.. if you were the ICP.. you would say it is a Miracle.. but yea.. it is science..
This is a better video about Miracles..
There is a theory that our memories are also tied to sense. With the most strongest one being tied to smell. However, I feel, in my personal experience.. sound and music does this for me more. I lost my virginity to this song..
It is however, a song that every time I listen to it I cry. These aren't tears of happiness or sadness.. or whatever.. this is just a song that makes people emotional. I was dinking around the internet and I found this version of the same song..
I didn't cry when I heard it but I did feel a sense of completion with that time in my life.
Well, that is all for now, I am going to go feel a sense of accomplishment, by playing Animal Crossing, eating pancakes and cuddling. :D
