When I sit down to work, this scene arrests me! Nothing will get done! Yet I love my desk to face the outside world, and I can never get enough of the sun! It doesn't bother me to squint; in some way, having a dash of "discomfort" enlivens. A pin-prick both startles and awakens, you see. (Acupuncture, anyone?) And narrowing the eyes is a way of focusing for me. I can hone in on what matters - on the meat and crux of life.