Your hand is cold, mine burns like fire. How blind you are, Nastenka!
I test my bath before I sit, And I'm always moved to wonderment That what chills the finger not a bit Is so frigid upon the fundament.
Ice burns, and it is hard to the warm-skinned to distinguish one sensation, fire, from the other, frost.
[T]he cold warms me—after a different fashion from that of the kitchen stove.
The heat of the bread burned into my skin, but I clutched it tighter, clinging to life.
When I feel the heat, I see the light.
Does this feel warmer or colder?
Sometimes if you want to know for sure whether the stove is hot, the only way to find out is to touch it.
No heating system can deliver perfectly uniform temperatures throughout a house, and drafts can magnify the perceived difference in temperatures. Try walking around with a thermometer.
It's like how on certain days some people wear sweaters when other people can wear t-shirts and still feel comfortable - different reactions to the same temperature.
