This paper is about the different aspects of slime and how it is perceived. The way people see slime is often negative, this results in a bad image surrounding slime and slimy animals, which leads to them being less important and less cared for by the public eye (in western society). Through psychological research, sociological research and self-exploration this thesis aims to understand, redefine and overcome the carelessness surrounding slimy entities.

There is a nearly infinite number of rocks living in this universe. There were rocks before humans, there are rocks right now, and when humanity inevitably becomes extinct there will probably still be rocks. Rocks are a constant in that sense. The thing that interests me most about them is that they seem to represent the exact opposite of what it means to be human. Where humans tend to represent warmth, stones represent the cold. Where we consider thinking, feeling and self-awareness as very important human traits, we don’t think stones have any of those abilities. They represent the opposite of culture and soul. When we tell someone they have a heart of stone that is almost never a compliment.

In this paper however, I will argue that stones aren’t as far away from humans as you might think. Leaving their cultural significance aside, people interact and communicate with stones constantly. This might be unconsciously, unintentional or seem insignificant, but that doesn’t mean it is inconsequential. Even if you encounter a stone and don’t react to it at all, your mind made the decision to not interact with it, which in itself is an interaction. In this paper I want to explore how people can interact with stones, and how stones then in their turn interact with us. I also want to explore how different stones influence us in different ways, and how to be more aware of that. (For clarification purposes I want to state that this research is not connected to spirituality, the powers of gemstones, or any such thing.)

Even if you leave people out of the equation entirely, stones are still just reacting to their surroundings, like everything else. You could therefore say stones are social creatures. Different stones react to their surroundings in different ways. You could call the way a stone interacts with its surroundings its personality. This paper also includes research on these different personalities and what they mean for stones.

In short, I would describe this paper as a social study for rocks and stones, and even though mind reading isn’t regularly thought of as an exact science, this paper contains statements that could be considered true.

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