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Look
As a child, we learn early on that it’s harmful for one’s health to push that particularly nasty joke any further when our older siblings gives us the ‘look’.
Oh! That ‘one’. But aren’t there more. I mean, like, the one that mom throws when she passes by your messy room; the one ‘she’ gives when you are late for your dat…
Of course, there are various incarnations of the ‘look’, ranging from various rasas such as ‘I’m not impressed look’ to ‘Any more of this and there’ll be trouble look’.
Huh! Look? Which look?
Appointment!
You know, that one that says to back off or else it’s knuckle sandwich time. That type of look.
Ok, a ‘dated’ appointment then (wink, wink)
This book is full of such ‘looks’; see if you can identify with them, notice if you have
Ahem, ahem.. let’s not stretch it then.
seen anyone of them before. All we want is a sense of recognition and maybe eve, ‘Ah, I know that look’ from you.
the
Old age
enquiry A look of enquiry spreads across his old face. We had lost our way and had asked for his help. He wanted to hear our story before he pointed us to the right way.
continuation Life goes on, that’s the look on her face
authority Her looks speaks of a matron. You don’t want to cross her on bad days, trust me.
stories His face speaks of the many untold stories that he hides under his breath.
loss
She speak to me of loss, trials and retributions and of recollected emotions—the ones that keep you awake at night.
annoyance The annoyed look, given in any occasions, mostly when the previously agreed upon plans are not going as scheduled. This look is exclusive among the old timers.
Huh! What’s that again?
Oops!
the
Early age
ah, those precious moments.
p layful I love the spontaneity of children, it always makes such a good photo-op.
SILENCE
It’s the look every parents are all too familiar with.The calm Before it starts.
BURST
There it
starts, the
tantrum
e x plorer The searching look, the look of the explorer. I believe that there are no great explorers than children.
Images and words - Rishi
Design - Suyog