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Open your Eyes and See
Recently we spent time with Lokita's family who live in Northern Germany and Denmark. While we had countless beautiful experiences, there was something that stayed firmly in our hearts to this day - the eye contact that seems to be the norm. We noticed right from the start that people - the customs official, the shop keeper, the bus conductor, everyone - looked straight into our eyes and held our gaze when they spoke with us. And not just for a second, but a little longer.
On one occasion I, Lokita, was walking around in a clothing store and a rather attractive man who was also browsing looked directly into my eyes, for about two breaths. My mind immediately wondered about his agenda, his motive for looking at me "like that". Wow!
Something as simple as a look into my eyes from a stranger is so intimate! When we really look, we can see everything. When they look at us, they can see everything. The hearts beat a little faster as we look beyond the surface into the essence, the depth and soul of this other being and in turn are seen by them. Indeed, we encourage you to dedicate just the briefest moment to hold peoples' gaze as you go through your day. It open our hearts a whole lot and life becomes so much more colorful and thrilling!
