How does a blind person perceive green colour? For me, green feels like wet grass. The smell of freshness is green, and the feeling of peace is green.
Colours play a vital role in our lives. They help us communicate, influence our perspective, and impact our psychological reactions. We also respond to our surroundings by perceiving colours. We express our emotions, feelings, styles, actions, and even personalities through colours.
Colour is a sight; it is something that can only be seen. It is difficult to describe a colour; some might even say it is impossible. It is not. We can describe colours to visually impaired people using touch, taste, smell, emotion, etc. When we think of green, we think of nature, freshness, peace, and similar things that express the colour green. So, using these same things, we can describe the colour green to someone who is blind.
Describing Green Using Touch
We can describe the colour green by asking a blind person to hold a green object. Then, we can subtly describe what the object is and that it is green. Grass and leaves are a great way to describe green. We can give the blind person some freshly cut grass or leaves and explain to them how green feels like life because of the delicacy and softness of the leaves.
Describing Green Using Smell
A person can easily associate a smell with a certain colour. We can use fruits, vegetables, flowers, and similar things to describe green colour to a blind person. Likewise, we can ask the person to hold and smell vegetable leaves like spinach or a plant and describe how they are always green and smell like nature. It is good to mention that green represents a fresh and healthy smell.
Describing Green Using Emotions
Certain emotions and psychological states are associated with certain colours. We can describe a feeling, or an emotional state linked to the colour green. Feelings like peace, balance, and freshness can be used to describe green. It is good to mention how the colour green is associated with these feelings. The blind person will be able to link and imagine green the next time he experiences such feelings.
There are more ways to describe the colour green to a blind person other than the ones mentioned above. We can also use taste, numbers, and even sound, for this purpose. Although it is hard to describe a colour to a blind person, it is well worth it.
