Seraphina brought this up in another thread, and I was curious how the rest of you would respond...
When someone says the word "bell," what comes to your mind first?
Think about it...
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Now, was it an image of a bell, the sound of a bell, or the feeling of a bell (metallic, hard and cold)?
Or was it a fourth option, which is what tends to happen to me...
When someone says the word "bell," the first thing that comes to my mind is the word "bell." That's all. It's more like, instead of something concrete, I just think of the concept of a bell.
I posed this question to my husband, and he said he sees an image of a bell. He described this bell as a big church bell.
But there, maybe that's my issue. Because there are so many different kinds of bells. Maybe I am just reluctant to commit my mind to only one sort of bell, so instead of picturing a bell, or imagining its sound or whatever, I prefer to just acknowledge the concept and then wait for the actual bell to appear before cementing it in my mind. Does this mean I'm more open-minded? Or am I just indecisive...idk. But it's interesting, to say the least...
So, what do the rest of you think?
When someone says the word "bell," what comes to your mind first?
Think about it...
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Now, was it an image of a bell, the sound of a bell, or the feeling of a bell (metallic, hard and cold)?
Or was it a fourth option, which is what tends to happen to me...
When someone says the word "bell," the first thing that comes to my mind is the word "bell." That's all. It's more like, instead of something concrete, I just think of the concept of a bell.
I posed this question to my husband, and he said he sees an image of a bell. He described this bell as a big church bell.
But there, maybe that's my issue. Because there are so many different kinds of bells. Maybe I am just reluctant to commit my mind to only one sort of bell, so instead of picturing a bell, or imagining its sound or whatever, I prefer to just acknowledge the concept and then wait for the actual bell to appear before cementing it in my mind. Does this mean I'm more open-minded? Or am I just indecisive...idk. But it's interesting, to say the least...
So, what do the rest of you think?