Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

Sorry, we (you and me) don’t “know” as often as we like to think.

When I ask a person a question and their eyes look up, that means…

Hah! Silly notion. I know what this means. I know what that means. I know what the other person is doing and thinking and feeling and what they will do next.

Hah! Silly notion. It is silly, however, until I take action that brings great harm to others based on my silly notion of “knowing.”

But, I feel uneasy when that person won’t look me in the eye. My unease is my problem. What am I going to do about my unease? I should not ruin another person’s life because I don’t know what to do with my unease.

By the way, direct eye contact in some cultures is a justification for killing. If I stare into a person’s eyes, I am stealing part of their soul. They are justified in killing me to retrieve their soul. These cultures exist in America, today. Didn’t know that? I didn’t either until one day…

Sorry, I don’t “know” as often as I like to think.