The sense of smell can be a blessing or a curse, depending on what you scent. The “aroma” of a skunk is pervasively terrible, especially if it’s on your dog! The perfume section of a large department store assaults the senses as does the perfume on too many women. Perfume should be subtle and attractive, rather than knocking you down from six feet.
I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
~Kilgore, Apocalypse Now
However, the world is filled with delightful smells. When our girls were small, we stayed for several days in Nags Head, North Carolina in a small motel where our corner room was perfumed with the scent of jasmine from a large bush outside the door. It was heavenly, the first time I’d ever smelled jasmine.