Blog 2- "The Pain Scale"

     I found many insightful questions, quotes, and points in "The Pain Scale," but one part that really struck me was the analogy about the finite whole numbers and infinite fractions that Biss uses to highlight a similar case: the distance between the body and the mind. Biss raises an interesting point when she mentions that it is very difficult to categorize the level of pain one feels. One's body may be in pain, but ultimately, it is the mind that interprets or determines how severe the pain is. Another fascinating point that Biss makes is that her mind may remember the events that led to the pain, but her body cannot feel pain from the past unless she inflicts that pain on her body again. I'm thinking that trying to remember how you ended up in pain is pain in it of itself.