Orange Observation Essay Example

it seems a little smaller than usual. It does not felt that cold either and the smell is beginning to lessen. It is as if my senses are being blinded. Maybe it is because my senses were already familiar to such details that it fails to recognize the attributes that it sense from the beginning of the activity.

Well, although the smell could become the lighter, the size definitely won’t. Observing the orange for a long time seems to blind my senses or maybe it is the other way around; that the first glance limits my vision of the true characteristic of the orange and was only able to see it after some time of observing and focusing on it. After some time, I started peeling the skin of the orange. The smell that seems to vanish a while ago is returning with an even greater scent as if the whole room is being filled with scent of the orange.

It is just now that I notice that a single orange can make such intense scent. The scent even remains in my finger for quite some time. After taking off the white-thread material covering the internal of the fruit, one can see the orange color of the fruit. It is orange inside and out, no wonder where it got its name. For the time it takes in observing the orange, I feel a little relieved to eat it. The fruit is soft and watery. Well, it is like many water packs since there are a lot of sack-like clothing that covered the watery element.

It is not just one but many small

sack-like material like that of a mandarin. However, compared to a mandarin, the sack-like cover is weaker and smaller and the watery element is a little softer. The taste is a little sour but good to the mouth although it feels a little acidic. Even the peelings are moist as if full of acidic water for it can really hurt the eye. The seeds are small and round with a pointed end. It is very smooth but the presence of the seeds makes it somewhat annoying to eat. Each small pack has 2 to 3 seeds in it and it is very rare to see a single seed in a small piece.

Inward Journey At first it really feels awkward to just lie around and observe an orange for 1 hour. However, I found that it is even more difficult to keep on observing after some time. It is kind a irritating that I should continue to observe the orange for a few more minutes after watching and analyzing it for quite some time. I was even tempted not to finish the 1 hour observation time. It really takes a lot of patience to finish the observation on the required time, which is one hour. I was loosing my patience several times.

I just find it a very boring thing to do, observing a thing for one hour that is. In my observation, there are many distractions especially the different sounds that I hear during observation. I realize that I need a peaceful place if I want to really observe the orange that makes me transfer to my room. However, distractions are always

present. I was tempted to watch TV or play videogames other than watch the orange. It really takes a lot of patience and determination to finish the observation. Insights Observing the orange for an hour makes me realize how complex the world is.

Even a single orange could be so complex when you look at all the details about it. It makes me appreciate the beauty and complexity of simple things that I often ignore. I never thought that a piece of orange can do such and could be so complex. I have never observed something so little, such as an orange, before and thus, I have never appreciated them. Observing the orange for an hour makes me realize that small thing can also have greater inward value, they can be so complex; very far from what meets the eye.

It makes me realize how big and complex the world is and everything in it. I can say that observing the orange for an hour is not a waste of time but a worthy activity. It makes me realize that there are a lot of things to learn not just about big things such as academic knowledge, but of small things as well. Thanks to an orange, I am able to see a bigger picture of the things around me, a better appreciation of what I see and have, a better sense of appreciation. I can say that my observation skill also increases because of the activity. It is really worth my time.