Posts tagged with “Simple pleasures”
2009.07.24
Blind or Deaf?
Over the years, I've often thought of the question: would you rather be blind or deaf? Sometimes I thought blind. Other times, deaf. But today, I finally came to an answer. I would much rather be deaf than blind.
A lot of my activities are based upon vision, and sound is secondary. I play video games, I write a blog, I enjoy looking at my sexy lcars desktop, I spend hours of my day surfing reddit, I walk almost everywhere I go, I read tons of books, I paint, I like decorating. My list could go on. I value the visual aspect of these experiences more than the auditory aspect. Perhaps it's weird to place a sort of graded value on sensory experiences, but if I were forced to choose, I choose vision.
Of course, it doesn't mean I'm going to go grab a couple of air-horns and ruin my hearing. I place a high value on being to hear the world around me. I love the sound of waterfalls, birds chirping in the morning, and the purr of a kitty. I just hope that if one of my senses must fail, it's auditory. (Along these lines, I wouldn't want to lose sense of smell as smell is an important aspect to taste, and I love being able to taste things. I also want to be able to know if I'm on fire or not.)