Face
I saw this woman's face on the BBC News website today and I can't fully explain why but it took me aback. There was an involuntary intake of breath. Please do not imagine that I once knew her because I didn't. It crossed my mind that I could have created a blogpost in which visitors were challenged to offer ideas about the woman. What has been her life story and what, if anything, does she do for a living? However, I decided against that. I will give you the solution soon. To me there's sadness there, weariness and worry. In its relaxed state that surely does not look like a happy face. Perhaps she has known grief or maybe her hidden state of health is signalled by her demeanour. I guess that some might see a certain toughness in that face, a hard-nosed resistance to frivolity and nonsense. Don't mess with me! The art of deducing someone's character from their facial appearance is known as physiognomy. I guess that we are all amateur physiognomists. Habitu...