“For any eye is an evil eye - That looks in onto a mood apart.” – Robert Frost

“Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?” - Matthew 20:15

The Mal de Ojo (evil eye) is a curse believed to be cast by a malevolent glare, usually given to a person when they are unaware. Many cultures believe that receiving the evil eye will cause misfortune or injury. The idea expressed by the term causes many different cultures to pursue protective measures against it. The concept and its significance vary widely among different cultures, primarily the Middle East. The idea appears several times in translations of the Old Testament. It was a widely extended belief among many Mediterranean and Asian tribes and cultures. Charms and decorations featuring the eye are a common sight across Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan and have become a popular choice of souvenir with tourists.

The first known instances of the evil eye date back to the sixth century B.C. where ancient peoples drew the eye on cups and other items. The evil eye meant that the person who cast the curse was jealous of the other person’s wealth, beauty, fame among other things. The evil eye was, and is still, believed to cause the recipient to experience a string of bad luck or disaster. People can sometimes curse others with an evil eye without realizing they are doing it. The evil look is thought to have immense powers. Perpetrators are often thought to be envious people,  those who praise children, those who suffer from covetousness, those with blue eyes (xenophobia among brown-eyed racial groups), childless women  and/or people born with the unfortunate propensity to inadvertently project the eye.

The "evil eye" is also known in Arabic as ʿayn al-ḥasūd (عين الحسود‎ eye of the envious), in Hebrew as ʿáyin hā-ráʿ (עַיִן הָרַע‎), in Aramic as "ayna bisha" (ܒܝܼܫܵܐ ܥܲܝܢܵܐ‎), in Kurdish çaw e zar (eye of evil/sickness), in Persian as chashm zakhm (چشم زخم eye-caused injury) or chashm e bad (bad eye), in Turkish as Nazar (nazar is from Arabic نَظَر Nadhar, which means eye vision or eyesight), similarly in Urdu/Hindi /Punjabi the word Nazar or Boori Nazar (bad eye/look) is used, in Amharic buda, in Pashto cheshim mora, and also "Nazar", in Greek as to máti (το μάτι), in Albanian as syni keq (or "syri i keq"), in Spanish as mal de ojo, in Italian as malocchio, in Portuguese mau-olhado ("act of giving an evil/sick look"), in Swedish as "ge onda ögat" (to give an evil look), and in Hawaiian it is known as "stink eye" or maka pilau meaning "rotten eyes." - Wikipedia

The symptoms of mal de ojo may vary depending on the individual, just as with a traditional Western medical condition. According to tradition, someone under the effect of mal de ojo may experience a string of sudden bad luck: family members pass away, livestock dies, accidents happen, and job loss occurs. Other people, especially children, are more beset by physical maladies and may experience loss of appetite, fever, inability to sleep, diarrhea, and excessive crying.

Other common symptoms of the condition include:

• Fatigue

• Weakness

• Vomiting

• Dehydration

• Colic

• Stomach pain

• Sadness

• Unexplained fear

Belief is everything! A “fearful” person can self inflict.

Conversely, here are logical reasons not to believe in the Mal de Ojo:

The human eye does not physically emit anything. Our eye is an organ evolved to capture electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectrum. Except infrared radiation (radiation emitted by any warm body that is found from the average) does not emit anything, let alone issue a kind of "energy" that may impinge on another living being. In fact, all issuing body found in living things has a number of features that reveal it as such.

Remote emission? There is no indication in any of the known sciences that even do suspect that a "bad look" has physiological effects at a distance when you are unaware and being sent intention.

Invisible Energy. In the world of the "paranormal" energy and quantum physics apply to justify anything. However, scientists talk about "energy" to talk about measurable changes in a system. If the “eye” delivers something that interacted with us, we would intercept it and easily measure it.

The symptoms vary so much that we could even blame the "evil eye" for the common cold. Symptoms of 'The Evil Eye' may be explained by any ordinary and usual event from changes in body temperature to stress.

Stressing. Related to the previous point, we live in a very stressed society. It is common for people to feel tired, angry, frustrated and fight with the neighbor. We are equally vulnerable to gossip and  criticism. This social stress is a much more powerful source of magic and anything that can be inflicted upon us.  Unfortunately, these situations are daily bread of our "civilized" world.

It can swing both ways. If it was possible to influence anyone with an “eye beam” of which we are allegedly all capable, then there would be either no evil or no good in the world or maybe we would all just be erased.

Placebo remedies. Anyone can explain how to remove these negative eye emissions.  Quacks, professional cheaters and freeloaders have a lucrative market in superstitions, and  popular beliefs … "take a strand of hair in water with oil and pray three Our ​​Fathers" restores our "soul energy" … "stick a finger in oil" can solve our problems with depression, bodily discomfort and even sexual appetite.  Hence the sale of talismans, amulets and trinkets for the prevention, protection and cure of "The Evil Eye" is a business for those who sell these sophisticated diagnosed and remedies. Although the sale of a product is not a bad thing in itself; however, these sales  generally are lacking quality assessments