Friday 27 October 2006
Saturday 14 October 2006
Mirror Mirror
I personally believe that the mirror is probably the worst thing we have ever invented.
What would life be like if we had no mirrors? People would be less insecure (well, at least in this area - I'm sure we'd find something else to worry about!). We would have to rely on other people's perception of us.
"Do I look ok?"
My wife would believe me when I tell her she looks beautiful.
Perfect pinups would become powerless with the death of comparison.
We would be able to see more clearly the things that really count: integrity, peace, compassion...
Is there any value at all in having a mirror? So we can see an accurate picture of ourself?
Unfortunately, the picture WE see of ourself in the mirror is usually distorted by our own perceptions anyway. It's not accurate. People look in the mirror, and generally see themselves as being more ugly, or more beautiful than the image actually shows.
When my wife looks in the mirror, she sees a completely different picture than the one I see when I look at her.
We are both biased. But I would like to smash all the mirrors in our house so that she has to go by MY perception.
And maybe I'll chuck out the bathroom scales as well.
What would life be like if we had no mirrors? People would be less insecure (well, at least in this area - I'm sure we'd find something else to worry about!). We would have to rely on other people's perception of us.
"Do I look ok?"
My wife would believe me when I tell her she looks beautiful.
Perfect pinups would become powerless with the death of comparison.
We would be able to see more clearly the things that really count: integrity, peace, compassion...
Is there any value at all in having a mirror? So we can see an accurate picture of ourself?
Unfortunately, the picture WE see of ourself in the mirror is usually distorted by our own perceptions anyway. It's not accurate. People look in the mirror, and generally see themselves as being more ugly, or more beautiful than the image actually shows.
When my wife looks in the mirror, she sees a completely different picture than the one I see when I look at her.
We are both biased. But I would like to smash all the mirrors in our house so that she has to go by MY perception.
And maybe I'll chuck out the bathroom scales as well.
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