Portrayal and the Self in Relation to Love

After reading a bit of Levinas last year I began to take interest in a few of his ideas. One night I wrote down a little paragraph displaying how I identified with his work. This is what I believe and I suppose it can be taken as a secular take mirroring his approach to beauty...

It is a transcendental event to see the face of another. There is an absolute distinction between aesthetics and ethics, seeing the reality that is the true face of another is a moral summons that commands responsibility and in this way is an ethical encounter of the highest order. The face is a vessel for expressing truth and it is where the need for love and care is encountered, particularly in the engagement of the eyes. Rather than hiding imperfection, it should be encouraged as it shows a vulnerability and a mortality that suggests something the other is in need of - something that you can provide or at least try to give. This isn’t selfish as it is entirely predicated on the happiness and view of the other person, subsequently establishing a relationship beyond casual attraction and into a potentially boundless deepity.