Other bodily functions do not require us to set aside everything else only to focus on one specific task but in the case of sneezing we have to stop whatever we are doing no matter how important(like driving) we pause it immediately just to sneeze, why ? what is so special about it ?
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The action has to be violent to generate enough pressure to expel whatever has lodged in your nostrils or sinus cavity.
Other actions involving the lung and core muscles are similarly violent like coughing (can crack a rib), hiccups, vomiting (can tear the inner lining of the esophagus).
I imagine you reflexively close your eyes as a defense mechanism, but you can force yourself not to do so.
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