I opened the door to the roof of my apartment on a relaxing Sunday morning. Lying on a deck chair, without goals or desires, I started thinking about how we understand the world through different senses and decided to experience the environment for myself. The first thing I did, as all ordinary people would do, was observe my surroundings with my eyes. Starting with things far away, I saw clouds blocking the rather terrifying California sun in the blue sky, the stretching horizon topped with a layer of white smoke, and a few large mansions standing along from Wilshire Blvd. As I moved closer, I could only see tall trees and the roof of another building, as my apartment was 6 stories tall and located on one of the peaks along Strathmore Dr. As for the things to my side, the most visible element was black. a steel fence that marked the edge of the roof; there were also decorative plants and lounge chairs. The visual image gave a feeling of tranquility, as there were no people or fast moving objects in my vision. It was as if the world had stopped moving, because...