The eye, sometime known as the window of our soul. Secrets, feelings, emotions and words kept behind it. The words usually can leak out of the eye when there is a contact beteen eyes.
Eye contact is a form of nonverbal communication and is thought to have a large influence on social behavior. Interpretation of eye contact vary between cultures and species. The study of eye contact is sometimes known as oculesics.
Eye contact and facial expressions provide important social and emotional information; people, perhaps without consciously doing so, probe each other's eyes and faces for positive or negative mood signs. It is important to understand what the mood or feeling of the person because that might solve or cause a conflict which can arise through interpersonal communication.
On the other hand, eye contact can provoke misunderstandings between people of different nationalities. In Asian cultures it is respectful to not look the dominant person in the eye, but in Western culture this can be interpreted as being "shifty-eyed", and the person judged badly because not respect the dominant person.
Reference: Eye contact, retrieved 22 September 2008, from
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_contact
2. http://www.focusmag.gr/id/files/2831/The%20Eye%20Of%20Sauron.jpg
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