Alive but dead - An empty shell
Summer is ending. Tokyo Ghoul ended on a very high note that
was a sin but at least there’s a season two. Though, the manga left me
with quite an impression of the author. Aldnoah Zero on the other hand had to
remind me of Code Geass with that ending. Could sort of see it coming with the
strategies involved but seriously, who expected that ending? God!
WHAT THE HELL!!! Don't turn Code Geass on me!
The wait is
so unbearable! Fate Illya has a second part to a season two. Zankyou no Terror
with that jaw dropping ending. Persona 4 Golden with its “Goodbye…. And
Psyche!” Hanayamata with not much dancing. Mahouka with not much action. And
then there’s Glasslip. I mean, I couldn’t undertand it. They lost me after that
confession. Oh bummer…
But fall is here. Log Horizon season two. Yes. Psycho Pass2. YES! Hitsugi no Chaika’s sister’s stupidity. Wouldn’t miss it! And then
there are Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
and Kiseijuu, where their beautiful and awesome trailer speaks a lot (Please
don’t let it be false hope. Please don’t let it be a failure). Well, fall seems
to be quite lined up. Though, I was quite bummed when Kancolle was pushed to
next year. I need my dose of Kanmusu… When AFA comes around, I’ll get my hands
on a WO. Which leaves me to save up for Yamato and Iona (Aoki Hagane no
Arpeggio) At least I am not going to the concert. Bring Miku back! I miss her
already.
Well, that intro took a long sidetrack. Hi guys. How’s
everyone holding up? Hope you guys are enjoying your time playing Destiny or studying
for your exams or whatever it is you guys do. While I was surfing the web, a thought
sprout forth in my mind the other day. I was reading a manga and a manhwa. The
first is called “Koe no Katachi”.
Truly heart-wrenching...
A great manga to read. It tells about the
challenges you face in life like accepting others, establishing relationships
but with a little twist on the characters as they all have different
personalities and history especially their dark past. Truly touching and heart
wrenching. Cliffhangers for almost every chapter. The feels are too much. The
hatred for the characters is real too.
The second is called “Soul Cartel” which tells about the
difficulties faced by a spirit medium who serves as a witness to an arch devil,
Mephistopheles and the human Faust as they renew the contract once again in the
modern age. A good read with colored visuals. Quite funny as well.
Adding to that is a game I played to pass time previously. I
replayed Katawa Shoujo for nostalgic sake and also because of a post that I
read here. The feels were too much…
More stabs to the heart...
Anyway, all three got
me thinking what would life be like without the five senses. In “Koe no
Katachi”, the main heroine is deaf which limit her speeches as she doesn’t know
what she is talking about. She can only communicate with others through sign
language and post-it notes. In “Soul Cartel” there were a few chapters where
the group had to go through an enchanted forest without one of their five
senses of their choice. While in “Katawa Shoujo”, the various heroines have
their own disabilities and also different background building up their
atmosphere (Though it’s not all senses, you still get my point).
I’ve never really thought of how life would be without the
five senses. Although I have thoughts of being in an isolation chamber quite a
few times. Really curious as to how it is.
Where is the nearest one? My curiosity requires answers...
First off, I would imagine myself
really depressed. Probably lots of crying and maybe some anger issues. Thoughts
of suicide would cross my mind but too afraid to die. Low self esteem. Envy
would sprout. Hate to others. More crying at nights. Escapism. And it’ll end
with me dying of old age or some disease. If you haven’t noticed it till now, I
have quite a pessimistic attitude to life. I don’t particularly look on the
bright side of life and I don’t envy those who do. It’s just that, it will help
me stay away from arriving to those sad endings. Identify and Avoid.
So I am really amazed how these characters can deal with it
and live on with it. Experiencing what they can as much as possible. Even if
they break down, they’ll get back up. Just like most main characters (It sounds
sarcastic but I wasn’t trying to be). And I realized I sidetracked again.
Senses. Okay. Without the ability to see, the world would
feel incomplete. It’s like a huge part of the world won’t be there. The vibrant
colors and a variety of shapes, words and scenery; all missed out.
Eternal darkness...
Loneliness
and the darkness would be the only company. Without the ability to hear, would
be just as dreadful. The amazing music, languages and voices; unreachable. The
silence would be too unbearable for me. The sense of smell would at first seem
to have no issue but it affects the sense of taste. Eating would be a chore
rather than a necessity to stay alive or as enjoyment. The sweetness of honey,
bitterness of coffee and the spiciness of chilies. And finally the sense of
touch. I can’t really imagine myself without it. How do you know that you
actually set your foot on the ground unless you look down? And how would you
know that the surface you step on is solid? It just can’t be pictured. Living
life without your senses is just a dark, silent world with no purpose. You
won’t even know what you’re talking about. You’ll grow but you won’t understand
anything. Similar to a baby. Alive but dead. An empty shell.
We are all so dependent on our senses. Our lives won’t be
the same without it. It is such a wonderful gift that we are born with that
some of us might take for granted. I remember being reminded to take care of my
eyes and now I am wearing a spectacle. I keep blasting music in my ear without
caring much about it and now I fear that my hearing might deteriorate.
So I’ll end it off with a reminder, to take care of your
eyes and ears when enjoying anime or reading manga or listening to music. Watch
anime or read manga in a well-lit room. Sit up when doing so. Enjoy the manga
or anime at a certain amount of distance from your eyes and lower down the
volume of your music so that it doesn’t hurt your ears.
Oh, and maybe imagine yourself without the five senses. It
really provides a different perspective of your life.
Mata ne~
Written by Zwei
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