Mirror, Mirror
Time is a mirror of one’s life. When you look into a mirror you are supposed to see a reflection of your present self. But what if you could choose the reflection you wish to see.
Think of Disney’s Snow White, where the evil queen looks in her mirror and asks, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” The queen gets to see the reflection of anyone that fits the questions she asks.
The vision of the mirror I want to have allows you to ask for a reflection of yourself and events that have happened only to you in the past.
“Mirror, mirror on the wall, show me something when I was small.”
Reflected back to me is the image of me as a child, bringing back a memory of something that I may or may not remember. But the image sparks the flame inside me that helps you understand who I am.
“Mirror, mirror on the shelf, show to me my better self.”
Again the mirror reflects the best of me so that I can relive that moment and feel good, allowing me to grow and become more than I am.
“Mirror, mirror let me know, the place I knew I shouldn’t go.”
Now I get to see the mistakes I might have made. How I learned from them and how I overcame difficulties caused by my own decisions.
“Mirror, mirror let me see, the kind of person that I want to be.”
The mirror cannot show me the future but it can collect and assemble a past for me that will guide me to be the person I and others will admire.
Of course, as with any magical device, how you use it dictates how it works. For me, I would use it for me, not to find those that are better than me, not to encourage envy and jealousy of others, but to remember who I was and who I am, and help make me better, kinder, respected and loved for who I am.
