Aankhon ki gustakhiyan...

Being into the Human Resource field we were taught about "eyes" in body language sessions. It was quite interesting than we thought. 55 % of communication is non-verbal and facial expressions are the most common and nonverbal channels of communication, which is now lost. Eyes -They speak, they laugh, they smile, they are even scared and surprised. How so they smile - If you look carefully you can see the lines at the corner of eyes when one smiles.

Remember the films in 70’s like 'The Great Gambler' where the heroes flaunted their glasses while playing poker, well there is a reason behind those glasses- to hide your next move. Eyes reveal so much about you, that it is believed that ’Eyes are the window to the soul’. Lets see what an eye contact indicates

Ø Keeping eye contact with the person you are talking to indicates that you are listening actively.

Ø One can easily make out your mood if they look into your eyes.

Ø Direct eye contact is so powerful that it increases empathy and links together the emotional state of a person.

Ø Eyes do not lie and one can easily know what you are thinking or what you are up to.

Ø Police can easily make out that the person has something to hide if he/she avoids eye contact.

Ø Maintaining eye contact shows the person's confidence and dominance.

Ø And of course love at first sight, eyes are one who falls in love first then the heart….what say?

Why are we talking so much about eyes…..yes because that is the only facial expression we can see these days. This is going to be our new normal, wearing a mask is going to be daily activity as natural as we carry hanker chief or as wear watch.

Unable to understand the expressions - Thanks to Coronavirus, as of now in the world almost more than 50 countries, have made such masks mandatory to cover their face except for eyes.

People throughout the world are already going through a lot of stress and uncertainty due to the pandemic. As we are introduced to social distancing and now the Mask which is going to cover the entire face, except the eyes it's going to be a bit tougher.

I see people covering their chin with the mask trying to give clarity to their words which sound snuffed behind masks and also take a while to breathe in.

This is going to be most challenging for the deaf community and those with hearing problems, as they lose completely over facial expressions like lip reading, while that is the only lead for them to communicate. So we have solution, transparent masks are in market. On the other hand, it is going to be super easy for women in Saudi countries and Jain monks who actually cover their faces except for eyes no matter what.

Eyes are a reflection of a person’s thoughts, so when you smile wearing masks the person is going to see the smile in your eyes and of course reciprocate in same way. Eyes are going to be more active as most of the jobs will be done by them and more frequently than before.

One important fact about eyes is they don’t lie, come what may. You can easily see the reflection of persons feeling in his eyes. In some cases, you may really observe a friend who seems to be black-eyed but has turned brown. Time to discover your friend’s eyes colors this year. Its time for us to see in the eyes and through the eyes. 

It is going to bit challenging and restless at times but it is also time to get those calm Monalisa eyes that are staring at us for centuries.

 Do not forget to pick those designer masks.