Mirror Mirror who is prettier !

Whenever there comes a reference of a mirror, the first thing that comes to my mind is the fascinating childhood fairy tale "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" 

The story of Snow White is not a simple story. Its a classic example of how we are so fond of seeking affirmations for our self worth. Like in the story the step mother of Snow White could not appreciate and recognize the beauty in other woman. For her she was the only one mattered. She needed this magic mirror to affirm her dignity and beauty daily. The only answer she was satisfied with is "self". So she constantly asked "Mirror Mirror who is prettier?"

But why did she do this ? Why wasn't she convinced and felt the need to check daily ? Why did she feel the need of that daily appreciation and affirmation that she was the prettiest ?

So many times I wonder - Was the step mother the only one who wanted this affirmation ? Isn't she just like one of us ?

Arguably so - We  all are the same. Invariably we have all been there. We do look in to the mirror to see what we want to see. We do compare ourselves with others and seek a silent affirmation of being better than others, We do in many ways make an attempt to prove ourselves how much better we are than them ... even sometimes to the point of bringing others down - not a great idea of course.

Quiet a few times I do wonder to myself what if this universe had no reflective surfaces, What if there were no mirrors ? What if we dint know how we looked like ? What if we did not have anyone reconfirming to us what we wanted to hear for ourselves OR What if we had mirrors that were like scanners which only showed us the internal affairs and told us whats really going on ....  

HA HA HA HA 

Most often we look at the mirror and strike an instant connect with our alter ego and we smile ! In every interaction, we subconsciously explore every possibility of seeking a validation of our perfect making and reassuring ourselves of being the best, somewhere deliberately suppressing and avoiding our "self - referral" system, that we all have inside us, which keeps popping up at every odd minute.  

But guys .. hold on ... a warm assurance .. this does not make us EVIL at all . Its just being human. The construction of we humans are that way. We all have an innate desire in us to be known, respected, loved and wanted. Unfortunately, we sometimes, in our ignorance get carried away a bit too far and in the process of seeking to fulfill these desires we adopt unhealthy ways.

Let’s not be like the stepmother in Snow White. 

Lets not forget we all are also made up of beautiful hearts which helps us in bringing the other side to our personality. Instead of the physical mirror we can have our private moments with that inner mirror which is inside all of us silently smiling and watching everything but not saying a word. It only speaks up when we decide to spend some time with it. More and more we start spending time with this little inner mirror, more and more it starts talking to us and very lovingly making us realize how truly beautiful and pretty we all are. 

This is something that we need to remind ourselves daily. With this post I want to take your attention to all those qualities which make you truly beautiful and pretty. I request you to attend to yourself, concretely, quietly and reflectively. I urge to withdraw yourself completely from the external influences and delve within and discover your own potentiality of being.

Trust me it will go without saying "You are the most beautiful - The prettiest - The best "