Sneeze!

The act of sneezing, as defined by www.thefreedictionary.com is,

to expel air forcibly from the mouth and nose in an explosive, spasmodic involuntary action resulting chiefly from irritation of the nasal mucous membrane.

Which sounds pretty awesome, actually. If we all reacted in explosive, spasmodic and involuntary ways following a disruption of regularity -- well, life would surely be a little bit more unpredictable, eh?

(considering we don't cross the line, of course)

Look at this one go!

According to Wikipedia,

A sneeze is a semi-autonomous, convulsive expulsion of air from the lungs through the nose and mouth, usually caused by foreign particles irritating the nasal mucosa.

During a sneeze, the soft palate and uvula depress while the back of the tongue elevates to partially close the passage to the mouth so that air ejected from the lungs may be expelled through the nose. Because the closing of the mouth is partial, a considerable amount of this air is usually also expelled from the mouth.

It triggers the release of histamines, which irritate the nerve cells in the nose, resulting in signals being sent to the brain to initiate the sneeze through the trigeminal nerve network. The brain then relates this initial signal, activates the pharyngeal and tracheal muscles and creates a large opening of the nasal and oral cavities, resulting in a powerful release of air and bioparticles. The powerful sneeze is attributed to its involvement of numerous organs of the upper body – it is a reflexive response involving the face, throat, and chest muscles

Or you could just take a look at it from the Awesome way and finally realize that each time you convulsively, explosively and involuntarily expel air from your lungs, someone out there is missing you. Like crazy.

Yeah, read it. Process it. Go through the words repeatedly in your head. And then believe it.

Fun facts galore!

-In Ancient Greece, people considered sneezes to be prophetic signs from the Gods they worshiped.
-In Europe, way back in the Middle Ages, people believed sneezing to be fatal (hence the numerous god bless you!s that fill the air following a sneeze).
-In Nepal, sneezers are believed to be remembered by someone at that particular moment.

Let's all be Nepalese, in terms of sneezes.

Good day, all ;)