You, me and the person looking back.

"Is a mirror a true reflection of ones self?

One begs to bother to first ask this double meaning question in the first place. On the superficial level we can clearly have the idea that our brightly coloured dress or pink shirt is hot for a great Saturday night out. Or its consistent use to grab attention; Does my bum look big in this, honey? Can anyone honestly answer that, can they believe that is them looking back at them? Were they maybe expecting someone or, something for that matter to magically appear to improve their depreciating or already low self-esteem or what was left of it after their partners replied with; Of course, my dear.

But it’s the in-depth view of the person looking back at us, which makes us think; Are we beautiful? Do I feel accepted? Am I (too) de-attached from society? It makes us provoke emotion we didn’t want, or receive every well. While having that quick glance at our reflections on the glass, whilst pretending to look at the “pretty” plastic models on display, hide the fact that was beauty looking back at you? That someone was you? The one person in the world who revealed the truth to you about how you really felt about yourself deep down?

Could all beauty just be skin deep? Why? …is and often overused question mostly used by young kids asking their parents who didn’t, at the time, know the difference between right and wrong. Well couldn’t the same be applied here? Why does our reflection have to be only skin deep? It only shows that our face is relatively clean and clear from all nasty pimples, skin conditions or infections. Which in fact, only proves you’re human and not perfect, like the rest of us, who, from time to time, stress out and need a coffee to continue? Hence, everybody is covered in material for a purpose, to hide the person within. The heart, the most important of all in a person, is broken several times by ‘love’ from another person; can that in fact be reflected by a $15 mirror? Or does a ‘real’ or ‘true’ reflection of ones self need a strong and critical evaluation of our lives? To sit down one morning and realise, I have no ambitions, I have achieved nothing, what am I worth…full stop.

Which returns back to the first question; is a mirror a true reflection of ones self? Like everyone would like to believe, is the answer as simple as a yes or no answer. As simple to say yes because we want to strike that emotion or reaction in someone or ourselves to feel connected? Or maybe just as simple as to say no, to commend the thought of ever being something more than we could be, being more beautiful than we should be.

Maybe that is the more noteworthy question at hand;

How can we become more beautiful?"

This is not mine, but it was sent to me by a friend (whose name is also Chris) and I thought it would be great to put it up here. Comment your thoughts.

I believe that he is right, that mirrors only show us a beauty that travels skin deep. A mirror only shows you what you look like, and what you want to look like. It can't elaborate on anything else.