To Give and To Take- Simultaneous Perception

Simultaneous Perception is quite real and can be complicated. But after reading Tony Hiss', "Simultaneous Perception", I can break it down to give or take one sentence. It is the moment when your mind allows you to be at complete peace and to reflect and take in your surroundings using all your senses equally and simultaneously. That's when you get the most out of an experience of a place. Hiss digs deep into readers mind and provokes questions and thoughts overlooked in our everyday lives. Like the fact that there is evidence, a lot of evidence Hiss claims that show high buildings can actually damage people's mind and feelings. With me currently living in New York, I wonder what would happen if I stayed long enough in Manhattan. One of my favorite quotes from this passage reads, “People are often drawn to places that offer rich experiences: beautiful landscapes, glittering theater districts, tranquil neighborhoods. But changes made over the years to such places which fail to consider the experiential impact produced by physical alterations can turn pearls into paste and convert the real into a mirage” (Hiss 24). Here Hiss is mentioning that as much as people want to enjoy these spaces they need to give as much even more than they are taking in order to preserve and support that beauty. This exchange will allow people to have the most fulfilled experience of simultaneous perception in those places.