Sunday, January 20, 2008

Windows to the Soul

Most of the times, having the eyes of human - instead that of a cat or dog - is really, really cool. I'm talking about the one advantage our eyes have over other animal's - The ablity to percieve multiple types and shades of colour.

True, chickens and fishes have been proved to be able to recognised certain colours, but has any animal been proven to be ablle to see the world we do? To see a myriad of colours, to appreciate its beauty? Assuredly, canines couldn't, and neither could felines. They sacrificed that in order to obtain night vision or other adaptations to their other senses.

Yet, for me, I definitely could not trade my eyes for any other pair, beast or human. Even if they're already 1000 degrees near-sighted, with a couple hundreds in astigmatism. Oops...... Still, I guess these eyes are my own, and therefore are mine, since they let ohthers see into my soul the way other eyes couldn't. Also, I think my near-sightedness could be something to be proud of. I mean, have you ever known somebody who reached such a level of eyesight impair? Among my own friends, only one rivals mine.

Alright, enough about my eyes. Let's talk about those that belong to the citizens of the Animalia kingdom. Alright, sorry for the cats and dogs out there - no pun intended when I said you guys can't see in colour. That's because I did admire some features of your eyes - like the way they could percieve darkness that mine couldn't, not to mention the way they glow in the dark, reflecting the minimal light available. If I had that, maybe I could scare robbers off in the dead of the night. Right, wishing wistfully while moving on......

Hey, what 'bout yours? Yep, your eyes that you're using to read this post? Mind leave a comment and describe your eyes to me?

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