The Senses

The eyes are round like gems, so that they can roll about and see

things; the ears have holes in them so that they can hear; the nose has

openings by which it can perceive smell; and the mouth is horizontal

and slit so that it can inhale and exhale the breath; the tongue is

like an organ reed so that it can make sounds and talk. Three of the

four have each their particular office to fulfil, while the mouth has

two offices. But the member that distinguishes the good from the bad

is the heart, so that without the heart, even though you have eyes

you cannot see, though you have ears you cannot hear, though you

have a nose you cannot smell, and though you have a mouth you cannot

breathe, so they say that without the heart "seeing you cannot see,

and hearing you cannot hear."

Yi Ryuk.