Perceiving Danger

If I was graciously handed the opportunity to create a sixth sense, whilst defying all odds, I would choose the ability to sense imminent danger that capitalizes on the gut instinct. From a very young age, our parents have thoroughly implemented methods and strategies to best protect oneself, but it’s entirely up to our judgement to sense if there’s prevailing danger lurking around the near corner. It’s a constant back and forth guessing game consisting of steady prayers until we step through the threshold that we call home. We not only wish for the safety of our wellbeing, but for those who are close to our hearts too. There have been cruel actions done in our world with little to no justice served for victims. The usefulness of knowing instantly that we’re in place of danger will prompt our acknowledgement and evoke a response well before facing the dilemma at hand . Alone, we can’t trust on gut instinct enough because there’s no way to ensure we’re correct on our thoughts, thus disproving the theory that we could possibly be in danger. Therefore having a sixth sense that doesn’t make us second guess ourselves and ensure we strategize well in advance, is a sense I would deem worthy in addition to the significant five senses we already have. 

 

isabelle.chen

VT

20 years old

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