Mirror, Mirror...

 Mirror, mirror on the wall.....I am afraid to ask who is the fairest of them all....I am afraid you will crack,...  you will crack up with laughter.

Have you ever thought what in the world we would do without a mirror? We use it daily to check our appearance, check for imperfections, things that need working on, and sometimes for backing up. No I am I not here to tell you that the object in the rearview mirror was closer than I thought and I ran into something. I do have mirrors on my mind today, and more importantly the reflections we see in them.

There are all kinds of mirrors. Vanity mirrors, compact mirrors, fun house mirrors, rearview mirrors, full length mirrors, so many mirrors it would seem we never tire of looking at ourselves. I have tried to do that today, see reflections both mine and others. Sometimes our mirrors tell us things we don't want to see or know. Sometimes we look in a mirror and see things nobody else sees. I guess that could be considered another kind of mirror, a two way mirror. Some reflections are fleeting, some are cloudy, some are invisible, and some are so distorted we wonder if it is the mirror's fault or our own.

If only we all could be happy with what we see in our own individual mirror. What you see in yours, I may not see in mine. Standing side by side looking in the same mirror would we both see the same reflection? Or do we see what we want to see reguardless of what the mirror is really telling us?

Everyone wants to look good, there is a reason we have vanity mirrors and why they are so named. I use a mirror every day to comb my hair, put on my make-up, make sure I look presentable for the rest of the world. Seeing the same face every day staring back at you, you wonder do I really look like that? Do mirrors lie? or is it just people and our minds? A mirror shows everything, every wrinkle, grey hair, pound gained or lost, it can be our best friend and worst enemy. It's just there though, to try and tell us the truth. What we put in that mirror reflects back on us.

A lot of things we have in our lives are a reflection of us. Our family, our friends, the people we surround ourselves with daily. They reflect a lot about our personalities, likes, dislikes, and things that matter to us. It would be nice if every person came with their own mirror. We could see not only what that person looked liked but what they reflect back to us. That reflection might be beautiful, it might not be so attractive, it might even be empty. But there would be just one view, ...the same view. It would be so  handy. The only problem with that theory is no two people see the same thing. You may try to reflect one thing, but someone sees it or you differently. Mirrors don't lie, but people can,.. and do. People and  their reflections can disappoint you in many ways, just like your own mirror.

Today I looked in the mirror and I saw a woman with tired dark eyes. When you looked in the mirror today what did you see?