Look for the Looks

Just one look - one look can change a lot!
 I read an interesting thing today, over quora, a question was posted- "What is one thing, that you would want to unlearn? " Many people had answered many such things- from watching adult stuff, to drugs,smoking, to gossiping, there was a huge variety of things- but one answer made me think a little longer than usual. A guy had answered- "I want to unlearn that some people like the scared look on other faces, and derive pleasure out of it."
I could not stop myself from thinking about the bitter truth beautifully pointed out.
 As if just to make his point clear, coincidentally, on TV, there was a scene being shown- where a guy attempted to rape the protagonist. The camera's focus did not fail to capture the expressions on both their faces- the lady was sobbing hysterically- her eyes pleading for mercy, her helplessness depicted through every possible angle from the camera's lens.....while the guy- he looked straight into her eyes, and a wicked smile bared the devil in him.
Instantly, I turned the television off.
 I was agonized- not only due to the sight of a heinous crime , being brutally carried out-- but also because the look of their eyes scared me!
Suddenly , I felt bad- not because of the physical misery inflicted upon the girl- but because of the blind eye the guy had towards her pain.
How could he ignore the pleading look on her face?
 Could he not see the tears rolling down?
 What pleasure could he derive by using his physical strength on a person, who was so meek and helpless.... Could he not see her pitiable condition, and realize what he was doing!

 Or, could he see her, and still choose not to look at her pain...

Sometimes I feel that looking at a thing, and seeing it are not the same...
To be able to see is a God's gift, but to look at things- one needs to develop a feeling of empathy.
 Anyone with a pair of eyes can see, but only the people with heart can look at things.
If you are able to read this post- means you are lucky enough to be blessed with a vision- you are able to see the colorful world around you, and that is one of the biggest gifts God has bestowed upon you.
How and what you see depends on your perspective.

Has it ever happened to you - that you travel on a road with a friend and notice something- but your friend does not see it?
Has it ever happened to you, that someone can just look at your face, and tell about your mood- while others may not even notice.
Has it ever happened to you, that you realized your mother was angry, even before she says anything.
Don't you love the look on a friend's face, when you surprise him with an unexpected present.
Do you feel pained by the sad eyes, when you say goodbye to a beloved ones.
 Sometimes, when with your lover, mere look of his/her eyes express the unspoken emotions.
 Don't you think if we missed any of these looks- our life would lose its essence?

Looks matter a lot!
 Only if we intend to watch out for the feelings behind all the looks- things would become so simple- we all would become so much more considerate and conscious of our own actions. Anyone would think twice before raping someone, before denying the kid of a toy which he craves for, before over loading our junior with work pressure,before lying to someone who really trusts us, before doing any bad thing to others!

 PS: A friend asked me if I liked Ayn Rand, Daniel Kahneman, Nassim Taleb, or Malcolm Gladwell. All names sounded alien to me. I thought they would be come super cute hollywood stars :-P

 PPS: The author in me was embarrassed to find out that they all are super famous autors of The fountainhead,Fast and Slow, Te Black Swan and The Tipping point respectively. Hope I can read these books sometime soon!