The Faces That Have Charmed Us The Most Escape Us The Soonest

“American Woman” Graphite & Watercolor by Randy Elrod

These words by Sir Walter Scott, one of my dearest and most loved authors, raise a fascinating discussion…and my own scattered thoughts that follow.

Why do we have such deficits in our emotional receptivity?

Why do we not truly get to know those charming faces?

Why do we tend to read people’s mouths and bodies and not their eyes?

Why do we prefer masturbation over sexual intimacy?

Why is love blind?

In his thought provoking book, The Master and...