Vol.III, No.12
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June 15, 2017
The Eyes Have It By Pat Farrell
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There is little doubt that our eyes are an essential part of our wellbeing and that their use is critical to us as we go about our daily lives. Even our language has an untold number of idiomatic expressions that refer just to eyes and their usefulness. You may find someone to be the “apple of your eye” as they may be “a sight for sore eyes” or “easy on the eyes,” and if you are busy you might find yourself to be “up to your eyeballs in work” because you must “keep your eyes peeled” (ouch!) or “keep your eye on the ball.” Certainly you have heard someone described as being “shifty eyed,” or maybe as having “bedroom eyes,” “beady eyes,” “roving eyes” or “eagle eyes.” Some things may happen “in the blink of an eye,” or we may view a proposition “with a jaundiced eye” or “turn a blind
eye to it.” If someone tries to “pull the wool over your eyes” perhaps you will “give them the evil eye” or just “cry your eyes out,” and if you travel a lot it might be on the “redeye” flight. Also, we have heard about “the eye of the hurricane,” “the eye of the law,” “eye candy,” getting “some shuteye” and at the theater “there was not a dry eye in the house,” or in the pub someone toasts you with “here’s mud in your eye!” All that aside, it has been said that the eyes are the windows of the soul and many psychologists and those who study personality traits would tend to agree. The structure of the lines, dots and colors of the eye’s iris, which is the muscle that surrounds the pupil and causes it to dilate and constrict, is different for everyone, so that like their fingerprints, one’s irises are unique to just them. Scientists conducting studies involving large numbers of people, when doing in-depth examinations of the crypts, pigment dots, and contraction furrows of the subject’s irises have determined that there is indeed a correlation between one’s eye color and one’s personality traits, to include how they are perceived by others. Studies of eye color and how it may relate to one’s personality, and even future health, have been ongoing and though some results may vary there is usually only a slight difference among the outcome of each study. Those with dark brown to black eyes are generally found to be optimistic, passionate, impulsive and often hot-tempered but their loyalty can always be counted upon. They are perceived to be born leaders, very agreeable and trustworthy, but may also be secretive and pretentious. The less dark brown eye is one of the more common colors and
those with brown eyes are usually found to be confident, self-sufficient, steadfast, well-mannered and quite thoughtful. They are devoted to the special people in their lives but can also be very strong-headed at times. Those with blue eyes are thought to have the most desired eye color in the world. They are usually extroverts and found to be self-sufficient, sincere and can be somewhat sentimental. Blue eyed folks seem to tolerate pain better than others and are usually happy-go-lucky individuals, but they can also be moody and are frequently perceived by others to be timid and unassertive. And, although considered by some to be just a lighter shade of blue, those with the very rare grey eyes are thought by psychologists to be the least aggressive of all and in general, quiet conformists, but can also at times be calculating, deceptive and obstinate. Thought to be sexy, alluring and mysterious, those with green eyes tend to be the happiest of all the eye colors and are considered to be quite original and creative. They seem to have unlimited patience and can exercise great emotional restraint but are also often unpredictable and tend to jealousy. But, those with hazel eyes display an uncommon range of shades, from green to brown and are thought to be spontaneous and fun loving but also mysterious. They are ready for any and all challenges and some have been known to handle more than 15 projects at a time. No matter what our iris color is we also use our eyes as a form of body language and there is little doubt that people will form opinions about you from how your eyes react to unfolding events or how they react when responding to simple
questions. This may also be the reason we often try to hide what others might see in our own eyes, especially if we are thinking in negative terms about them or about what may be the topic of discussion. The eyes are a very essential and telling form of social interaction, and it would help if we truly understood how to read all the non-verbal signals that other’s eyes may be sending. For the most part when people are asked a question they will all have a similar eye reaction depending upon whether they have an immediate response or if they have to think about the question first. Reading eye reaction is certainly not a new concept to us since as children we learned to “read” the gathering storm in a parent’s eyes when we had just said or done something that was unacceptable. I’m am also sure that we could easily find one or more of the current day emojis that would depict that parental response! Experts on the subject say that eye movements are involuntary and can therefore reveal quite a bit about an individual. For example, about 75% of the time, people will have lateral eye movements that are predominantly to one side or the other, which is thought to reflect whether they are left brain (analytical) or right brain (creative) individuals. As you interrelate with others, eye movements, including those that are lateral or up and down are able to tell you whether the person is in a visual, auditory or kinetic mode of thinking if you know how to read what you observe. During a kinetic mode of thinking, a person looking down could be describing how deeply they feel about something, but on the other hand, looking down often suggests a feeling of guilt, so it is impor-