Blinders to the Soul
Someone
has rightly said that eyes are the windows to the soul. I will go ahead and say
that it is as much an extension of our soul itself. The reasons are varied. To
begin with, they reflect exactly what is on our mind, as if they were mirrors. It
is difficult to lie holding our eyes steady. It emotes what our soul feels with
all its sincerity.
It is because of these reasons that
we all use coolers more than what they are intended for. There are people who
use it as a protection for their eyes or to enhance the way one looks. But
there are people who go a step further.
It was in 8th standard
that I realized how much a ‘shades’ can hide. One of my class mates slept
through all of the Chemistry classes without getting caught. He would adjust his
spectacles in a way where his eyes will not be visible. It was a day night
glass! The slight darkness helped him to catch a blissful siesta when all of us
struggled to stay awake.
Then at many instances in Life, I
found people using shades as a barrier. The moment one puts on one of these
coolers, it acts as a veil of security – mostly a barrier of protection for
one’s emotion.
Many a time, people put on coolers
when they get emotional. It helps in two ways. One, it hides the tears. Two, it
helps in preventing tears. When there is this dark glass between two people,
there is no eye contact. Two of them do not know what exactly the other person
is feeling. This tells a lot about how we emote. Most of our emotions are
dependent on what the other people around us are portraying at that moment. So
by putting on glasses, all we need to do is rein in our own emotions. There is
no affect brought in by the other person’s expressions – either positive or negative.
A cooler can appear as a hindrance
to a social courtesy too. At times, if you keep on your coolers and talk to a
person, they might get offended. The reason here again is the other person is
not able to gauge what you are saying – the seriousness of it, the sincerity
with which you are saying and the subtle sensibilities of what you are trying
to convey.
The best use of shades comes in to
picture when one is lying. However seasoned a liar a person is, it is difficult
to hide the reality from one’s eyes. We always tell “Believe me!” by looking in
to another person’s eyes. The reason is, if it is true, it will show in your
eyes. So the moment you put on blinders, you feel as secure as if you are
behind a foot thick lead wall.
Having said all this, we all put on
blinders at some point or the other in Life and it is acceptable too. It
becomes a problem when we begin needing them to avoid meeting one’s own eyes.
Arun
Babu.
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