BLUSHING<\/p>\n
Blushing is the color of virtue.
\nDiogenes<\/p>\n
Blushing has gone out of style and I think that is a terrible loss.\u00a0 There is no better way of reading between the lines than to check the degree of rosiness on another\u2019s face.\u00a0\u00a0 My mother could tell in an instant if I had eaten that chocolate bar, stolen the car keys or missed a period.\u00a0 All she had to do is say \u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d and look at me when I answered\u00a0 \u201cWorrying about the state of the world.\u201d\u00a0 or \u201cTrying to figure out what to get you for your birthday.\u201d<\/p>\n
I would always get a retort like \u201cNo dessert tonight,\u201d or \u201cI am calling your probation officer.\u201d\u00a0 My mother was one smart cookie. She always knew better.<\/p>\n
Blushing was one of the best communicators we had in the old days.\u00a0 For example, if you looked in your wallet and several bills were missing, you could look your partner in the eye and say, \u201cFunny, I can\u2019t seem to find the cash for that holistic medical procedure we discussed.\u201d One look told you that he spent it all on fish and chips. (It is always a he\u2026women use less obvious tactics).<\/p>\n
When I taught primary school, blushing was the key to figuring out which kid stole my purse and which one was smoking something in the halls. I do not know how teachers cope today when nothing embarrasses anyone and everyone has the Internet for retaliation.\u00a0\u00a0 Nowadays, our children do not color up when they are naughty.\u00a0 They either post their remarks on face book with a filthy picture or tweet their fury with a lot of hash tags.<\/p>\n
People are no longer shocked.\u00a0 We used to blush if our skirts blew over our heads in a strong wind.\u00a0 Now, we remember to wear lacey underwear in case someone sitting on the floor looks up. That is why wax jobs have become primary grooming tools. Cleavage has become an advertising tool for the ladies, to say nothing of very tight underwear for the male population.\u00a0 Women no long have to wonder what seven inches looks like.\u00a0 All they have to do is look.<\/p>\n
I am all for accepting who we are and what we do, but I think it is sad that we have lost our sense of shame.\u00a0 It is actually very sweet to kiss someone unexpectedly and have him blush with surprise.\u00a0 It has become a lost technique to take someone\u2019s hand, look into his eyes and say I KNOW what you are thinking.\u201d If that person turned red you knew he had the same thing on his mind that you did.<\/p>\n
That kind of subtlety has gone out of style.\u00a0 Now, you take a selfie of your private parts, post it on Tinder and hope for the best.<\/p>\n
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