LOVE YOUR EYES

 LOVE YOUR EYES 

I am your soulful twin translucent  eyes shining bright ,

I reflect the universe upside down in your  intelligent brain 

Refract the kaleidoscope of light in you mind's black night 

My black-hole, iris-centered pupils contract and expand when you strain .

Absorbing galaxies of light, to transform  the invisible into sight .

You are the lucky chosen one to see and read what's here 

To continue right into your golden years give me your ears .

Please keep me healthy and abide by my  simple wish list 

Eye conditions can run in families this fact  cannot be dismissed .

Eat right ,a diet rich in vitamin A and omega 3 fatty acids .

I hate when you smoke ,it puts me in a terrible fix .

Hydration is important so that I don't feel dry and itchy 

I blink 16 times a minute to keep myself  wet and non sticky .

When I cannot see clearly  you fall in  school grades and stumble ,

I need to be checked regularly by a specialist  to avoid these grumbles .

Spectacles  when prescribed  should be used as per advice.

 Polaroid sunglasses on sunny days will cut the UV Sun rays  to be precise

Focussing on computers or any one thing for very long ,

I get fatigued  and also forget to blink ,that's very wrong ,

Try the 20-20-20 rule: this can help to reduce  my  strain 

Every 20 min look away 20 ft in front of you for 20 secs ,don't refrain 

Red eyes and foreign body sensations are never to be neglected  

Graded blurring with age due to cataract needs to be frequently checked 

Diabetes ,high blood pressure and glaucoma play havoc with my  vision 

Their progress may be slow so please make my check ups a regular mission 

I have no voice for sure but  I still speak volumes confidently ,

Of love,joy ,grief and fear,I even smile ,laugh and cry with tears in actuality .

I am the window to your soul ,look into the mirror gaze at me .

My silent soul will speak to you ,just listen ,don't you agree 

Sight is the great glory of our senses' ,mystic and a great wonder 

The tragic man is not  the one who really  cannot see .

He learns to live with content and stops his life from falling asunder 

The tragic man is he who can see like you and me but does not  want to see 

 He is the one who is unhappy ,always complaining .making  plenty blunders 

I am the window to your health and soul sublime ,

I show you the beautiful world and it's changing times ,

Keep me clean ,healthy  and shining bright 

Then  you can even see in me Gods love and light 

The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me;

my eye and God's eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love.

We are endowed with five sense faculties: sight, hearing, taste , smell and touch. Of all these the faculty of sight is the most important. Eyes are therefore rightly spoken of as 'windows of the soul.' Eyes reveal the inner state of the mind - whatever it be, of peace and tranquility, or of anger and unrest , love  and admiration .It is through the power of the eyes that a mesmerist or a hypnotist controls his subject. Some reptiles, too, transfix and paralyze their prey, making it immobile by casting their strong gaze on it.

The mother transmits her love to a baby through her eyes. Even the domestic animals find comfort from the loving gaze of their master. Poets sing of the laughing eyes, sparkling eyes, liquid eyes, languishing eyes, drilling eyes, speaking eyes, and so on. Romance is talking of love with your eyes .The silent language of the eyes is wonderful indeed. Words fail to convey the expressiveness of the eyes. With no words, the eyes are still eloquent. Their silent speech 

We use our eyes most of our time in admiring the outer surface of worldly things, and do not care to see the very soul of the matter that lies hidden underneath which speaks of the Great Creator, the creative life-principle, without which even the surface beauty cannot exist for a fraction of a second. .

The third eye (also known as the inner eye) is a mystical and esoteric concept referring to a speculative invisible eye  which provides perception beyond ordinary sight.The third eye refers to the ajna, or brow, chakra. It is believed to be the gate that leads to inner realms and spaces of higher consciousness. It symbolizes a state of enlightenment or the imaginative recreation of mental images having deeply personal spiritual or psychological significance. The third eye is often associated with religious visions, clairvoyance, the ability to observe chakras and auras, pre recognition ,and out-of-body experiences. People who claim to have the capacity to utilize their third eyes are seers.

We cannot talk about eyes and forget Hellen Keller from whom we have learnt a lot .She was  rendered deaf and blind at 19 months by scarlet fever, she learned to read (in several languages) and even speak, eventually graduating with honors .She authored 13 books, wrote countless articles, and devoted her life to social reforms Here are some of her quotes -

“The most pathetic person in the world is some one who has sight but no vision.” 

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart” 

“You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.” 

“What I'm looking for is not out there, it is in me.”