The Five Star Minute

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I'm not a smoker, and I genuinely dislike the smell of cigarette smoke. Yet there's one peculiar exception: sometimes, the smell of that very first puff when someone lights a cigarette seems surprisingly pleasant.

A few seconds later, I can't stand it anymore.

In Episode 304 of Five Star Minute, this small sensory contradiction becomes a reflection on how our experience of something can change almost instantly.

From the first bite of a delicious dessert to a favourite song played too often, things we initially enjoy can become unpleasant when the intensity or duration changes.

It doesn't mean every pleasant first impression is misleading. But perhaps we should remember that the first moment of an experience doesn't always tell us how we'll feel about the rest.

Sometimes a little of something feels completely different from a lot of it.