[Translation] Myojo 0907 Shige -Aoi Hitorigoto- Vol. 37
His second last paragraph was pretty deep if not a little abstract LOL
But I saw that punchline coming.. oh we know how much you rely on your dear friend XD
Vol. 37 -Eyes-
"When you meet someone for the first time, where would you look?"
I get asked this question very often. I guess it has to do with the nature of my job... but this also comes up when I'm with my friends not working in this line. I'm not sure what answer I've been giving so far but now I would definitely give this answer. "Eyes"
Surprisingly, I'm shy so it's hard for me to look people in the eye. That's why I'll steal glances at the other party's face when they are not looking. When you want to look at someone's face and turn your gaze on them, you'll find their eyes there. Well, if the other party is female, sometimes I find myself looking at their bust first before their eyes. Somehow I'm very conscious about the other party's eyes. There are times when I will want to look deep into that person's eyes. Big eyes. Round eyes. Narrow eyes. Single-lidded. Double-lidded. Droopy eyes. Slanting eyes. Even though it's just a part on the face that takes up a few centimetres of space, it's largely how an impression of one's face is derived. The eyes have great power.
I think my eyes are considered big rather than small. Having big eyes is one of the prerequisites to being a handsome or good-looking guy. It doesn't just apply to guys. You can find sections with headlines like "tips to make your eyes look bigger" in females magazines. Everyday, girls are studying how to make their eyes look bigger with things like eyeliners, mascara and etc. That's why I do not dislike my eyes at all. I know that big eyes with pretty double eyelids look radiant and beautiful but it can also make you look kind of stupid. Of course that alone won't make you seem like a stupid person, but I think that makes you look too wholesome. That's why I want long and narrow eyes. It gives off a sexy and dangerous feel. This is just my own conclusion after giving it some thought, but I think the reason it gives off that feeling is because the iris' scope of movement is limited. When the eyes are big, the irises will move from one extreme to the other when you look up, down, left and right. For narrow eyes, I think it's because you can't clearly tell where it's looking so it gives off a unique feel. That's why, I'm attracted to narrow eyes that seem like it's not letting the other party know everything about himself. That's the same when it comes to the opposite sex. Of course, those eyes that you work hard on to make them look bigger are beautiful too but I also find girls with narrow and slanting eyes very attractive. Yes.
Up to this point, the topic has been about "how the eyes look" and as such, what kind of eyes look good. But that is not the main subject. In the first place, eyes are not to be looked at but for seeing. It's not about how it is seen but what you see. Through the filter that is the eyes, what is reflected on the brain's screen and subsequently what you think of it is important. Sometimes people tell me, "you have beautiful eyes". But everytime someone tells me that, the cynical me will think like this. "But the things I can see with my eyes are not always beautiful." There's definitely no such thing that if you have beautiful eyes, the things that you see will also be beautiful. That only exists in picture books. Also, there's no need for us to just keep seeing beautiful things. If we keep seeing beautiful things we'll lose sight of the truly beautiful things. I think I should look at dirty, cruel and vulgar things while my eyes are still clear. Because if I only look at them when I've become an old man with cloudy eyes, I think I'll die of shock. If I don't look at it while it's still early, I won't know what's beautiful when I'm an old man.
By the way, I said just now that I want to have long and narrow eyes, but I would just like to make one thing clear. Please note that it definitely doesn't mean that I want to have eyes like Koyama-san's. (Koyama, sorry for using you as the punchline ♥)
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Editor's note at the end of the essay:
When he was writing this month's essay, a small accident happened to Kato-sensei. "Towards the end, the moment I typed 'Koyama' on the PC with my keyboard, a call from Koyama came through! Because we've just come back from a trip to the spiritual power spots in Nagano, I thought, 'Have we finally developed a spiritual bond between us? (laugh)' I answered the phone nervously, but I just heard Koyama's careless voice saying, 'Where can I find that shop?'"
The deadline was looming and Sensei felt very sorry as he used Koyama as the punchline, but he breathed a sigh of relief that Koyama didn't call to scold him ♪
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Thanks for reading
But I saw that punchline coming.. oh we know how much you rely on your dear friend XD
Vol. 37 -Eyes-
"When you meet someone for the first time, where would you look?"
I get asked this question very often. I guess it has to do with the nature of my job... but this also comes up when I'm with my friends not working in this line. I'm not sure what answer I've been giving so far but now I would definitely give this answer. "Eyes"
Surprisingly, I'm shy so it's hard for me to look people in the eye. That's why I'll steal glances at the other party's face when they are not looking. When you want to look at someone's face and turn your gaze on them, you'll find their eyes there. Well, if the other party is female, sometimes I find myself looking at their bust first before their eyes. Somehow I'm very conscious about the other party's eyes. There are times when I will want to look deep into that person's eyes. Big eyes. Round eyes. Narrow eyes. Single-lidded. Double-lidded. Droopy eyes. Slanting eyes. Even though it's just a part on the face that takes up a few centimetres of space, it's largely how an impression of one's face is derived. The eyes have great power.
I think my eyes are considered big rather than small. Having big eyes is one of the prerequisites to being a handsome or good-looking guy. It doesn't just apply to guys. You can find sections with headlines like "tips to make your eyes look bigger" in females magazines. Everyday, girls are studying how to make their eyes look bigger with things like eyeliners, mascara and etc. That's why I do not dislike my eyes at all. I know that big eyes with pretty double eyelids look radiant and beautiful but it can also make you look kind of stupid. Of course that alone won't make you seem like a stupid person, but I think that makes you look too wholesome. That's why I want long and narrow eyes. It gives off a sexy and dangerous feel. This is just my own conclusion after giving it some thought, but I think the reason it gives off that feeling is because the iris' scope of movement is limited. When the eyes are big, the irises will move from one extreme to the other when you look up, down, left and right. For narrow eyes, I think it's because you can't clearly tell where it's looking so it gives off a unique feel. That's why, I'm attracted to narrow eyes that seem like it's not letting the other party know everything about himself. That's the same when it comes to the opposite sex. Of course, those eyes that you work hard on to make them look bigger are beautiful too but I also find girls with narrow and slanting eyes very attractive. Yes.
Up to this point, the topic has been about "how the eyes look" and as such, what kind of eyes look good. But that is not the main subject. In the first place, eyes are not to be looked at but for seeing. It's not about how it is seen but what you see. Through the filter that is the eyes, what is reflected on the brain's screen and subsequently what you think of it is important. Sometimes people tell me, "you have beautiful eyes". But everytime someone tells me that, the cynical me will think like this. "But the things I can see with my eyes are not always beautiful." There's definitely no such thing that if you have beautiful eyes, the things that you see will also be beautiful. That only exists in picture books. Also, there's no need for us to just keep seeing beautiful things. If we keep seeing beautiful things we'll lose sight of the truly beautiful things. I think I should look at dirty, cruel and vulgar things while my eyes are still clear. Because if I only look at them when I've become an old man with cloudy eyes, I think I'll die of shock. If I don't look at it while it's still early, I won't know what's beautiful when I'm an old man.
By the way, I said just now that I want to have long and narrow eyes, but I would just like to make one thing clear. Please note that it definitely doesn't mean that I want to have eyes like Koyama-san's. (Koyama, sorry for using you as the punchline ♥)
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Editor's note at the end of the essay:
When he was writing this month's essay, a small accident happened to Kato-sensei. "Towards the end, the moment I typed 'Koyama' on the PC with my keyboard, a call from Koyama came through! Because we've just come back from a trip to the spiritual power spots in Nagano, I thought, 'Have we finally developed a spiritual bond between us? (laugh)' I answered the phone nervously, but I just heard Koyama's careless voice saying, 'Where can I find that shop?'"
The deadline was looming and Sensei felt very sorry as he used Koyama as the punchline, but he breathed a sigh of relief that Koyama didn't call to scold him ♪
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Thanks for reading