Thursday, August 16, 2007

Eyes are our key identity

My elder son, who is now 3 y. 3 m. old, when he notices a toy, a doll or whatever that doesn't have face, or upper part of the body, always asks "Daddy, where are his eyes?" (Папа, где у него глазки?). He never asked for face, or nose, or hands - only eyes.

It means that in his mind, yet unconditioned by modern lifestyle, an eye is the key identity element of any creature. Unless he sees eyes - he can't identify the subject.

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