It Doesn’t Make Any Difference.
I told Shane about the synesthesia battery test, which would clarify much about his abilities to combine his senses in ways other people don’t.
“You should take it this weekend,” I said to him while he was playing a video game.
“I don’t understand,” Shane said, “what difference it makes if I have it or not.”
“It doesn’t make any difference,” I said. “I just would like you to take it so that I can better understand how you think. I like learning about how your brain works.”
“But it doesn’t matter if I have it or not, right?” he asked.
“Not really,” I said. “I just think it’s interesting. But you don’t have to take the test if you don’t want to.”
“Okay,” he said.
And I haven’t heard a word about it since. I haven’t brought it up, either.
This is working well for everyone, I think.