Read the face

By Edmée Pardo

My niece sends me a picture of a friend she travels with with a foot that says What do you think? She doesn't ask about my aesthetic parameter, she wants a quick interpretation on some aspect of character. I look closely, zoom in on some features and offer an opinion.

How do you know, he asks. I not only read books, I also read the face, I answer; I am not an expert, but I can draw some conclusions. I was taught by a friend, who learned from a teacher, who drew from the Chinese tradition on the art of interpreting a person's features.