This afternoon a man passed me on the bus, moments later a rush of a familiar scent flew by me. This scent didn't hold any huge significance but reminded me of someone I know. This prompted me to ask, why can a certain smell often bring a memory back to you in an instant?
Someones perfurme, a cooking meal, a room, freshly washed clothes... These are amongst many things that have, over time, bought memories flooding back. Some wonderful, some not pleasant.
After doing some quick research I discovered that humans have around 1000 sensors in their noses which are able to identify upto 10,000 different odors. That's a lot of different memories.
Wouldn't it be nice if we could pick and choose the memory scents we could retain and conjure up when we needed reminding of something or someone we love.
My list of favourite scents:
The smell of the rain and fresh air at my last high school camp
My Grandpa
Our beach at Fingal Bay
The smell of my baby clothes and my first home
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