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Article: Sore eyes, what a sight!
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- March 21, 2004
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"And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brothers eyes, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?"
Luke 6:41
The King James Bible
APOLOGIES first to Bible scholars! They shall smite me for reading St. Luke above literally (which is, of course, about passing judgment). But I nevertheless could not resist the wonderful graphic reference to sore eyes.
Who doesnt worry about sore eyes? For some reason, its a socially unacceptable excuse to stay home. People call in sick for flu, low back pain, even premenstrual syndrome. But weve yet to hear, "Im staying home today because the discharge from my eyes are so thick I could ...