I believe that children haven’t had the opportunity to see their friends’ faces without masks for over three years. However, personally, I’m not very concerned about communication when interacting with children face-to-face, even if they are wearing masks.
As the proverb says, “Eyes speak louder than words.” If you care about the other person, your thoughts can be conveyed through your gaze without uttering a word. As I mentioned before, even if you smile at a baby in a stroller on the train through your mask using only your eyes, they will still smile back at you as they always have.
The eyes are the mirror of the soul.
“The eyes are the mirror of the soul” is a proverb that means by looking into someone’s eyes, you can understand their state of mind. If someone is thinking positively, their eyes will shine, but if someone is thinking negatively, their eyes will cloud over. Eyes reflect the state of a person’s heart. During these past three years, children have undoubtedly developed an enhanced ability to read others’ hearts by looking into their eyes.
However, when we are freed from the masked life, our hearts will become bright.
March 13, 2023.
revised May 25, 2023.