Reeling from a feeling
that we individually define
A sign
A smile or frown
we drown in the emotion
swimming in the ocean
of abstract ideas
Lately, I've been thinking about colour blindness. Apparently 1 out of 12 males have some sort of colour blindness. I think I first learnt about colour blindness when I was a kid at Touch the Universe (a science type museum for kids). Wouldn't it be awful to learn that you were colour blind at Touch the Universe? That got me thinking about how we learn about colours and how we define colours. Like, how do I know what I think is red is actually what everybody else considers red. Sometimes I find myself disagreeing with people about if something is pink or if it's orange. That salmon colour can be tricky sometimes.
What if we have the same confusion when it comes to feelings? How do I know if we have a universal definition of happiness, or sad. What if we all experience feelings differently and talk about them as if we're using a common reference point of definitions? I start a new job tomorrow. People have asked me if I'm excited. I can't remember the last time I was excited about something and not more nervous at the same time. Maybe what I call "nervous", people call "excited"? I dunno. It's not a complete thought. Peace out.
