A popular fantasy is swapping bodies and living someone else’s life for a day to deepen your understanding of them.
“If I could switch bodies, I’d switch with my best friend,” Victoria Farthing, sophomore, said. “I just want to understand her more and know why there are certain things she doesn’t want to talk about.”
Swapping bodies isn’t just to understand a person; it can also be to try to help someone.
“I would switch with my boyfriend,” Meagan Yeatts, senior, said. “The first thing I would do is sleep, because he never sleeps, and I’d want his body to be well-rested for when we switch back.”
Swapping bodies also means you are living in someone else’s environment for that day.
“I would understand someone more if I swapped bodies with them,” Melody Hyler, freshman, said. “It’s like walking a mile in someone else’s shoes. You would live their life and know why they act or talk the way they do; you should never judge someone without knowing what they are going through.”
