DOES COUNTENANCE REALLY COUNT?

So what’s in a face? ‘Agaththin azhagu mugathil theriyum’ translates into ‘the face is an index of the mind’. But the existence of the counter-quote ‘appearances are deceptive’ confuses me. Is this an off shoot of the yin-yang theory? Maybe..

It cannot be denied that countenance brings a person some strong opinion from others. But is this opinion always correct? Well, I strongly think otherwise. But, ‘the first impression is the best impression’, which is why some of us are doomed. People tend to anticipate future reactions based on their very first thought on us, which they form by just observing our countenance. just imagine what would have happened to Michael Jackson, if only he had

Probably for man, everything comes down to physical stuff. Showing in action goes way beyond just thinking or speaking about it. If health fails, nothing at all can be accomplished. Well, maybe he understands better the language spoken by faces.

Many a times we have noticed that strangers grade us right. This is because facial expressions, over time, form lasting features on faces.

The importance we attach to our faces cannot be denied. When we look at the mirror, we do not look at a face, but we look at ourselves. We look at our face and say , “that’s me” whereas we look at our arm and say, “that’s mine”.

The face is not the only way to express emotions. It is just one way among many- words, tone of voice, posture, music, behavior, etc. If people think observation of countenance is the only way to judge others, they are sure to miss out on something important. The society’s strongly- conditioned beliefs about ‘looking good’ are to be blamed. If a person has true talent, countenance will not count in any way