In a July 2009 TED Talk called A Kinder, Gentler Philosophy of Success, Alain de Botton suggests that these ideas of success and failure are assumed by some underlying judgments that do not paint a complete picture and cause undue anxiety about our careers.
A worm's-eye view is a view of an object from below, as though the observer were a worm; the opposite of a bird's-eye view.[1] It can be used to look up to something to make an object look tall, strong, and mighty while the viewer feels child-like or powerless.[2] A worm's eye view commonly uses three-point perspective, with one vanishing point on ...
The Chuck Will's Widow and the night hawk, both in the goatsucker family, have those kinds of eyes. Barred owls may peer back at you with shining orbs if you flash a light up into the tree limbs. Other than exploring, it is not really a good idea to shine a light directly into an animal's eyes.