The Importance of Being Nose

Have you ever realized that without your senses, the world would not exist for you? Unless you realize that, you would not be able to appreciate the importance of Nose, the sense organ that is in-charge of our faculty of smell.

Apart from its ability to smell, Nose is important for many other reasons too.  Nose helps us keep alive. Duh!! We breathe in air to absorb oxygen and exhale through nose.

Though the above two functions of Nose are enough to accord it a celebrity status, they are often taken for granted.  Instead of its life-sustaining and sensory functions, people are more concerned about the aesthetic value that Nose imparts to their face.  This is because Nose is perhaps the most striking feature of a human face.  It is so strategically situated in the face that it almost always determines whether you look good, bad, or ugly. 

However, if  God was unfair to you while making you, you need not wait for your next incarnation to get a  better nose.  Through plastic surgery, you can get the nose of the size and shape of your liking.  Given a chance, many  are open to the idea of tinkering with their nose. However, as always, too much is too bad. Michael Jackson, the King of pop, had his nose tinkered with so many times that the gentleman now has to hold  his nose  tight before every cough or sneeze.

Nose, as a prominent facial feature, often defines one's look and indicates one's outlook and attitude.  It is said that after a certain age you are responsible for your face.  But if you were born with a silly-looking nose, no matter how much wisdom you accumulate inside your head or how hard you work out, you would look silly throughout your miserable life.

If all the above is not enough to give Nose its due importance, just imagine the difficulties Benjamin Franklin, the statesman, printer, scientist and what not, of the 18th century America, would have been through to design the bifocal lens, if the Nose were not located in its customary position!

It is often the short nosed people that feel short changed about their nose. However, they have one advantage that nullifies whatever perceived disadvantages there might be.  Only they can enjoy a real close kiss!

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This won me a prize in an essay-writing competition. The topic was given on the spot and we were given 30 minutes to write. I won it "hands down" according to the compere at the prize distribution ceremony.