As soon as I started driving I was blinded by the glare, and I reached for my sunglasses. They are cheap ones. Sure, I could wear the expensive kind, but then I’d just be twice as mad when I lose them (which is often). Ahhhhhhh…I felt instant relief as I put them on. And suddenly I realized; it’s been far too long since I last wore my sunglasses for their intended purpose: to simply keep the sun out of my eyes.I wear my sunglasses for lots of reasons.
Some days I wear them because I need coffee before I attempt a shower.
Some days I wear them to hide the bags under my eyes from another restless night spent worrying about the things I cannot change.
Some days I wear them to shield myself from the world. I foolishly believe in some strange way that thin layer of plastic can somehow provide me some privacy.
Some days I wear them to hide the tears I cannot hold back.
But today, I wear them only for shade. Today they are merely protective eyewear. Not a shield, a mask, or a plastic tissue. Today they are just sunglasses.
It doesn’t matter how much they cost. Good sunglasses keep the sun out of your eyes but never off your face.
