EyeSpy

When we were young and setting our criteria for suitors and those that are suited, the question that always begged to be asked, "What is the first thing you notice about a member of the opposite sex?" had limited and often (but not always) predictable answers:

• Hands
• Breasts
• Wallet
• Shoes
• Hair
• Neck
• Car
• Star sign
  
• Wedding ring etc. etc.

But the one answer I hated the most above all else was the stereotypical 'EYES!' To me that always symbolized the epitome of pretentiousness and arrogance.

Then again, what did I know? I was a kid who believed I would find true love at the other end of a bo-.... I digress; civilizations and years and years of sayings and wisdom have all hailed the eyes as a 'glimpse into a person's soul', 'the window into their being' and 'the true representative of self'.

Who am I to overturn generations of conventional wisdom? Now I'm not the kind who usually buys into it either, but can I help it that certain eyes give me the creeps? Can I help it that certain eyes make me uncomfortable? A pair of eyes I've only just met put my heart at ease? Some looks make me cry? Make me want to reach out? I've met people who had a smile worth a 1000 watts, but eyes who've been through a million hells, do I disregard what is literally right in front of my eyes?

The truth is though, it's not always right in front of your eyes because as a generation, or a society, or something, we've been trained to respect/avoid others' personal space, maintaining a superficial barrier, and although we on a daily basis invite people to violate our superficial being mainly through technology, letting everyone know where we are, where we're going, who we're going with, what we're wearing, if we're happy /sad/excited/missing somebody 'and they know who they are' (so do the rest of us, but we don't really care), we have become accustomed to concealing our true being through an intricate game of charades, and expect others to do the same.

Looking into someones eyes to know if they're telling the truth is considered a naive fallacy, reading a loved one's thoughts through their pupils is no longer common. And not because it's inaccurate, but in order to be accurate, it requires for a person to be honest with their self, be prepared to reveal their own soul and accept it.

The seduction of blue eyes, the shrewdness of green, the warmth of hazel, the honesty of brown.

What would I see in your Eyes?