`Sense’ Comparison

Which of the three seizes a greater importance: the sense of smell, the sense of taste, or the sense of sight? One might already have an idea of what reveals as the greater. One may think that sight comes as the most important; far more important than taste, but one must consider this to a vast extent.

The Sense of smell allows the human body to sense the aromas of certain items. The sense of smell originates in the nose where scents collect and become recognized. Each thing has its own unique smell, yet some things possess a similar smell to others. The sense of smell also allows one to know what they smell by memory. Technically, one could live without smell; although, what a bland life it would turn out to be. When it comes to smell and comparing them to the others, let one examine life without smell. One couldn’t smell the things that bake in the oven. Can someone see or taste their way to the aroma of a freshly lit candle? Can a directive exist for air fresheners? Smell can be thought of as a blessing, yet, at the same time, a nasty disposition. For example, one could smell a bar of soap, and one could smell the gasoline in a lawnmower. Smell defines the utmost importance, for without smell taste couldn’t operate as accurately. One could weaken taste by eating an apple pie while holding their nose. Smell cannot be ruled out by any other sense, for without smell things would become quite bland. Taste itself cannot be as great without smell, for they work together.

The Sense of taste allows one to enjoy, or despise, certain flavors. Taste originates in the mouth where things that posses taste collect and become recognized. Taste has these four parts: salty, sweet, bitter and sour. Technically, one could live without taste just as one could live without smell, but what a bland, unflavored world this place we would live in. Can someone see with their eyes the flavor that chocolate possesses? Yet, the sense of smell, as we said earlier, helps the sense of taste to a substantial amount; one that without the other cannot function, yet does a bar of chocolate have a smell? Can one think of a world without the ability to taste? Would one even know what the word taste means, or would it be a word of gibberish? A point wouldn’t exist for candies, or the flavor of food for that matter without taste. Taste could be thought of as a luxurious blessing, or a nasty disposition. For example, one could taste a lollipop, or accidentally drink a soda that has sat in the hot car for weeks. Taste is not accurate without smell so neither of taste or smell categorizes as more important, but as equally important. This, in turn, proves that taste rules out not by the other senses, but as one examined before, does sight come as the most important sense of them all?

Sight allows one to recognize shapes, colors, faces, letters and numbers. Sight allows one to direct the rest of the body to certain places by dodging obstacles and following directions. This sense originates in both of the two eyes. The Bible tells us that the eyes act as the windows to one’s spirit, and that defines them indefinitely. Many people came to this world blind, and they live normal lives, yet see they cannot. One may imagine a life without sight as dark and eerie, for all one sees is black nothing. Yet is nothing black, or is it white? Or maybe nothing doesn’t possess a color and reveals as indescribable. Can someone use smell or taste to drive a car? Of course not; that defines inconceivable. Sight can also, like smell and taste, be thought of as blessing or a nasty disposition. One can easily see the shape of the candle they smell or see the tea they taste with the help of sight. Many things people cannot do without sight such as driving or playing sports. Does sight define the most important sense? All senses come as equals and not categorized in anyway; therefore, the answer becomes no.

As these examples easily illustrate, not one sense comes as the greater and not one sense comes as the lesser. The bible tells us that the eyes cannot say to the hands that they do not need them, and the hands cannot say to the eyes that they do not need them. In the same way as one might compare one’s sight from one’s smell, one could always compare hearing or the sense of touch in the same manner. Ask yourself, which defines more importance? One will always arrive at the same answer, all define more importance, for they all need each other to reach successfulness.