WHAT MAKES A FACE?

Eight different emotions are displayed on Robert Plutchik’s Wheel of Emotions: anger, anticipation, joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, and disgust. Out of these eight primary feelings, four of them hold the most prevalence and stand out the loudest.

Anger is the chaotic red color of my flushed face on a cold winter morning. No other emotion can linger and strengthen like rage can. It is a powerful tool that breeds action and courage. Anger is the inactive volcano that erupts without warning.

Joy is the first warm cup of coffee I drink every day. It is the light of the morning sun that seeps through my window. It is a variable emotion that can be felt in different ways and at different aptitudes. Joy can be found in both the little coincidences and the grandiose surprises scattered along the journey.

Sadness is the catalyst for melancholic creation and contemplation. A glimpse of this blue reaction can be found in an image of smeared mascara and puffy eyes. It symbolizes the black cloud on an overcast day and the rain that pours down to no end.

Fear is the sound of my beating heart during a slasher film. It is the future I dream to have, but the steps I lack to actualize this. It speaks for all of the moves I did not make and the opportunities that moved on without me.

An experience with these four emotions is inevitable. You just have to wake up each day to find out which one will be knocking at your door.