You have probably never even though of this, so that is why I want to bring it to your mind today. And then again, maybe you have thought of this (if you’re like me), and so this will be just old stuff to you.
So, the subject of this post is: WORDS AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS.
And: LOOKS AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS
And: ALL THAT OTHER STUFF
So, now that you are aware of the subject of this post, you will probably wonder why I titled it the way I did (if you didn’t see the title, I would recommend going back and reading it), instead of titling it something like WORDS AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS AND LOOKS AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF. But as you can see, that is a tremendously long title, so that is one of the reasons I did not title it that. My second reason was so that I could create a sense of mysteriousness, by using the word ‘conditions’.
Now, think about (and then write down, just for good measure) the first one or two things you think of when you think or see or hear the word ‘condition’. I will prove (I hope) later on in this post that you have been conditioned to associate certain things with certain other things. But don’t think about that now, just make your list (and don’t peek at my list of some of the ways you can use the word ‘condition’ for assistance, or use the dictionary… yet).
Assuming you have made your list, let’s continue.
Now, there are a lot of definitions of the word ‘condition’. You could use it in all of these different ways:
- My brand new bike was, of course, in very good condition.
- I am in considerably good condition considering the great bike crash I had.
- The MD (abbreviation for ‘mom doctor’) said that I had obtained no urgent medical conditions from the grand crash.
- Nonetheless, I was in a condition of miserable misery as I thought of my bike, now all bent up, never to be the same again!
- Being the youngest in a family of 14, I was of rather a humble condition (translated: means I got a lecture from all 12 of the siblings who lord over me, and also from my two parents, all lectures more or less on bike safety [as in, like, NOT trying to jump over the doghouse with my bike]).
…and so on, you get the point (about the many ways to use the word ‘condition’ [and I haven’t even used it as an adjective yet!!!], not about bike safety, although if all you take away from this post is bike safety [basically, how to avoid a lecture from your twelve older siblings], then that is a-OK with me.)
If you wish to now, you can look up the word ‘condition’ in a dictionary. Or you could Google it. Or Startpage it, or whatever you prefer. OR you can just skip that part.
Now, assuming that you have decided and looked it up (if you decided to take that path), we can continue.
Whip out whatever you wrote the things your mind associates with the word ‘condition/s’ on, from the earlier part of this interactive post, and read it. Compare it to the stuff you found when you looked it up (if you did look it up, and if you didn’t, then compare your list to the list of examples of how to use ‘condition’ which I numbered above for you [and they aren’t even all the ways you can use the word ‘condition’! I would seriously consider going back and looking up the word condition right now if you hadn’t before, because it will be so shocking all the ways you can use that word compared with your list that you will… be shocked, or something).
Now, if you want to, ask other people what they think of first (and second, perhaps) when they hear, think, or see the word ‘condition’.
Compare your results (if you have done the above step, which I highly encourage you to do now if you hadn’t said it before) with what you thought of first when you thought of the word condition.
Now, the stuff that people (including you) thought of when they heard the word ‘conditions’ I will call your ‘association/s’ that you have with the word. To ‘associate’ basically means some concept (or word, in this case) that you connect with another concept. If you don’t like my definition, look it up and quit giving me grief!
Anyways, I would like to say that you most likely have been conditioned (trained of accustomed) to associate certain words or subjects or ideas or concepts or whatnot (the acronym for that will be WSICW) with other WSICW (see, doesn’t that just save us a lot of words? It’s only because of this comment of mine that we may end up with more words… but let’s not do a word count just yet [well, you can if you want to, but I highly discourage you from attempting to do that BEFORE you listen to the rest that I have to say in this post. I mean, after you read this post, then fine, great, but for right now, let’s just keep on track, okay?] [Yeah, yeah, I know {and admit it}. I’m the one going of on a rant/tangent. But I want to let you know the zeal I feel! Hey, that rhymes! Anyways, back to the subject. If you have forgotten what the subject is, then you can go read the title of this post again. Come to think of that, I might have to take my own advice. Alright, I’m back from doing all that, so let’s continue.]).
Basically, to sum up the main point I am trying to get across, let me say this: You have heard something and been trained or are accustomed to associating that something with some else YOUR WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE.
So, that is probably why (and I am guessing that this is true) everyone who you asked what they associated with the word ‘condition’ all (or for the most part) had the same answer, sooner or later: something wrong with someone or something. A mental condition. A neurological condition. A learning condition. A physical condition (or two, or three). Something BAD. Or disadvantageous (You ask: where do you get those words??? I answer: from the dictionary.), at the least.
BUT
not all conditions are bad!!! Sure, lots are. But not ALL! For example:
ME says (I mean, I say), out of the blue: I have a condition.
OTHER PERSON (call them OP) says: No wonder you act so weird!!!
I (offended and hurt) say: Not all conditions are bad, you know.
OTHER PERSON: Really?
I reply, keeping my calmness and composure: OF COURSE YOU KNUCKLEHEAD!!!
…and then that conversation is over. Or, at least, I’m not going to put any more of it here. Now, here is another little play-by-play sorta conversation in skit format (don’t worry, this one ends up differently, this one is basically the redo of the other conversation):
I say, out of the blue: Did you know that all conditions aren’t bad?
OTHER PERSON: Oh, really?
I roar: YEAH! YOU DON’T BELIEVE ME? HUH? HUH?
…okay, that one didn’t turn out so well, either. So I and OP have to have a redo-redo:
I say: Hi.
OP says: Hi.
I say: I have a condition, but it’s not a harmful condition, and most people with my neurological condition are smarter than other people (no offense to you).
OP says: That sounds good! I didn’t know that there were conditions that were actually good. What is it called?
I say: Synesthesia, the mixing/union/confusion of senses, it’s called.
OP says: That’s interesting. Can you tell me more?
THE END
P.S. Click on this link (or the text right after the last ‘I say:’) to learn more about the interesting condition known as synesthesia.
