Traverse City High School - Pines Yearbook (Traverse City, MI)

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“From sunrise to sunset, the day is filled with beauty.” When people are first born the first sense to develop is that of touch, but all senses soon spring into action. Hearing is acute. Sight is not very good at birth but develops as time progresses. Hearing plays an important part in identifying people. Taste and smell are linked and work together. Throughout our lives we pay little attention to our senses considering how big of a role they play in our lives; we use them continuously. We listen for entertainment and communication. We eat for pleasure and survival. Sight allows us to enjoy the beauty of surroundings. Smelling enables us to identify places and objects. The sense of touch brings intimacey to rela- 6 tionships, pictures to mind, and a better perspective of life. Think of what life would be like without all five senses. “If you ever lose your eyes, if your colors all run dry, if you ever lose your eyes you won't have to cry. And if you ever lose your hands, you won’t have to work. And if you ever lose your mouth, all your teeth north and south, if you ever lose your mouth, you won’t have to talk no more.” — Cat Stevens People should not take things or other people for granted. Nothing and nobody is permanent, so we should enjoy things today)