Fernando Pessoa: Man shouldn't be able to see his own face. That's what's most terrible. Nature gave him the possibility of not seeing it

Man shouldn't be able to see his own face. That's what's most terrible. Nature g — Fernando Pessoa

Man shouldn't be able to see his own face. That's what's most terrible. Nature gave him the possibility of not seeing it, as well as the incapacity of not seeing his own eyes.

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