A Taste of Smell - chronicle 067
A
Taste of Smell
Sunday,
1st of July 2018, after an evening with the Sons of
Archery Challenge followed by a regular Sunday morning shoot, the
afternoon siesta came with a big surprise.
My
brain, and as far as I known the brains of many, can reproduce rather
accurately sounds (phrases, music etc.) and images (real life
experiences or from video's). Sometimes twisting the perceived
reality and perhaps even often. But these “memories” seem real or
at least realistic.
My
brain can, with some effort, reproduce tastes also. I've no idea
whether other people can do that too.
Curiously
though, the sense closely related to taste, i.e. smell, was up till
this day out of reach. Or better, I can't remember having reproduced
a realistic one.
My
smell is rather well developed, despite that I smoke, which very
often is an argument for diminishing that capability. But perhaps it
is more related to the fact that I pay attention to scents around me
all the time, and not so much to an intrinsic capability.
This
particular afternoon I was dreaming. While sitting and on the phone,
a woman came to stand to my left and put an arm around my shoulders.
I leaned towards her and put my head against her hips.
At
that moment I smelled her body odor combined with a light fragrance.
That
scent was so realistic and perceiving it was such a new experience,
that it surprised me even in my dream and woke me up.
I
think that if ever the same scent crosses my path I would recognize
it. So far it hasn't.
And
I definitely want to train my brain to reproduce scents again. It was
a lovely experience.
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