Confession

I have a confession to make, I cannot smell... 

I have come to realize that this is a blessing and a curse. It allows me to not smell gross bodily functions, odd odors, and rotten food. However, I do not have the ability to smell all the good things! I feel as if I am missing out on a whole facet of life sometimes. Like I am not able to experience what everyone else is. So many times people ask, "do you smell that?!" and I either happily or begrudgingly reply no depending on if it is good or bad. I am determined to be able to smell. I try really hard and sometimes I think I can, but I wonder if I am just imagining it. Over the years I have come to smell certain things. So far i can smell burning candles, food cooking on the stoves, and my dad's cologne. Just last month I opened the dryer and a huge wave of freshly scented laundry hit me! it was such revelation! I was so excited I didn't know what to do! I kept opening and closing the dryer door to make sure I could actually smell it. So now I can add fresh laundry to my list. And yes, I have gone to the doctor for this and he says that my sense are "maturing," it will just take time (hopefully not too long!). Because I can't smell very well this also means that I do not have good taste buds. I have to heavily season my food in order to fully taste it or else it seems bland to me. This also means that i can eat most foods that people cannot stand because I can't really taste them. When my senses do "mature" I wonder if I will be able to smell all smells or just particular ones. What if they are all good? What if they are all bad? I am praying that it is a mixture or all good! So far I can only smell pleasant smells, let's hope it stays that way!