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[emergentfaculty]

Hello. If you had to lose one of your senses, which would you be willing to part with?_

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[gotbottle]

My sight.

I'd have my memories to rely on; people could describe things for me and I'd have a frame of reference. Life would be terribly boring without taste and smell. It would break my heart to never be able to hear the voices of people I love again. And it would flat-out kill me not to be able to touch.

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[emergentfaculty]

Thank you for your prompt reply.

Why is touch so important?

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[gotbottle]

You're very welcome.

Touch is important to me. It's how I connect with people, often. How I give and receive comfort.

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[emergentfaculty]

I see. I am not particularly well versed in the giving or receiving of comfort and had it on the bottom of my own list.

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[gotbottle]

I guess things are different for everybody. I'm sure there are some who could part with it. I'm sure there are some who would cling to their sight above everything else, and so on.

I guess it all goes down to what you need most. I tend to need comfort--or at least, it's important to me to give it and at times receive it too.

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[emergentfaculty]

That seems quite reasonable. I do appreciate your effort in answering my questions.

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[gotbottle]

You're welcome! I'm happy to help.