I think the most significant scent in the whole life span of the 21 years that i have lived is my mothers scent. Since i can remember my mother use to work nights for years, and when ever she would have to work i clearly remember going into her room and being able to smell the scent of my mother on her night gown and bathroom. In a sense it was a comforting scent to me at the time because i would hate saying goodbye to my mother as she would leave everyday at 3pm. As ive gotten older that scent is the same, and i may not pick up her nightgown anymore as she leaves.But as i come across this scent now its significance that it had when i was little and that comfort is still there when i smell it. Now that i think about it i believe that no matter how older i get i believe that specific scent will represent my saftey zone, and my childhood . If you think about it a scent is one of the six senses that i believe is the most important, because with a scent you can tell so much by it wheather it could be in a survival situation or the scent of a scenic surrounding like the beach, mountains, or national park. Scent is also a key factor in any type a relationship with a person wheather it be a significant other,mother and father ,sibling. or grandparent. Many memories can be built around a specific scent that is a memory chip in a sense to a person had a event built around it. Thats why to me my specific scent that has been engrain in me is the scent of my mother because of the fact that i was growing my both parents worked full time and they had to take turns to raise my sister and I. We never had a stay at home parent around,because of the fact that my parents had to work very hard to give my sister and I everything we needed and not grow up without the basic necessities we have in the country because they came from a thrid world central american country.But to this day i still hug my mother and my age and still smell her scent and feel that sense of comfort and warmth i felt when i was five years old, and i hope i my children will have that sense i had as a child but because of the fact that i will have the luxury of spending all the time in the world with them and i can dedicate my undivided attention to them.
Blog #4 Scent in history
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