So I happened to observe a blind man in his 20-30's navigate his way WB on the north sidewalk of 16th Avenue NW from 10th to 12th Street. He had his long stock with a ball on the end (it no doubt has a real name) and it was quite amazing to watch him move along a successfully get around all obstacles in his way inclung a construction zone with cones on the sidewalk and temporary wood ramps.
This then got me a thinking as to which of the 5 basic senses I'd be willing to lose first. I have a profoundly deaf niece and deafness runs in the family and being deaf most definitely pits restrictions on one. Yes, one can succeed and pretty much live a normal.life but as a deaf person it'll always be a bit of a struggle to communicate with the masses lime most of us take for granted.
Anyhow, the 5 basic senses are considered sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. I thought for a bit on this and the choice for me comes down to taste or smell as to which sense I would be willing to lose first and after more thought I decided taste would be the first choice for me.
Why taste over smell one might wonder but to me, I can always smell that turkey baking or fresh bread or a crisp autumn morning. Taste would be a loss but smell can compensate for taste more so than the other way around. Sight, hearing and touch most definitely would never be a first choice for me.
So a poll and let's see what other's thoughts are.