Thursday, November 5, 2009
Conditioning
Our teacher is right. We are all conditioned to the bell and we don't even realize it. Whether we are hard at work, dosing off, or daydreaming we hear the bell and we hurry to get out of the room. It is interesting to know that we have been conditioned our hole life and don't even realize it. The example about onion breath and kissing on p. 297 makes a lot of sense. I mean the whole onion breath aspect is disgusting. On the other hand if you think about a relationship you may have been in or someone else has been in. One things most girls and guys become accustomed to is there partners smell. Whether it is a cologne, perfume, or sweating after a sport. That smell is enough to remind you of that person. When ever I take my boyfriends sweaters I love smelling them. When I am away from him, it reminds me of him. Another example is when he lays in my bed for so long when he leaves my pillow still smells like him. I love it. I am not the only one who enjoys this. I have spoken to a bunch of my friends and they agree. I never understood it entirely until now. We are being conditioned to our loved one. I think it is very interesting that something as simple as a scent can set us off, or trigger a memory. What do you think?
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I also noticed that certain smells remind me of certain things. For example, our house has a lot of woodwork and always smells like fresh cut wood. Before we moved in, I really disliked the smell of sawdust, but now I love it. It really reminds me of home when I walk into the shop room or anywhere that there is a lot of wood. For example, last summer, I was at a camp in northern Minnesota. I was way too busy to even think about missing home until I walked past a shed that was being remodeled. The smell of the wood made me a little homesick, but was comforting.
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