Smells like negative spirit
While commuting this morning a worrying thought hit me. It might have been another pasenger on the bus, but the effect was still the same.
The word smell has become negative. Once upon a time this word was neutral. It didn´t say anything about the quality of the scent other than it´s mere existence. Today, my hunch tells me that smell is now reflected negative. Unless given a specific positive adjective.
Smell. Think about it. Humans smell, nature in general smell. And this is a good thing. It is a survival mechanism.
One memory from my childhood regarding smell is my father coming home from bike rides. Sweat. He smelled like a proper man. Today on the other hand I am worried that my son will one day make a scene when I enter the house from my bike rides. “Mom, why does daddy smell? Other dads doesn´t.”
Why bring this up? If my observation is correct this is a cultural change. A negative one if I might add. If this is correct I think we need a movement like “Smell It”.
