Mirror Recall

"We do not see things as they are. We see things as we are."

Ok. I am sure we are all familiar with this quotation and rightly so. It has its validity. Case in point....the mirror. You look in it. You see YOU as YOU ARE....maybe not as the world sees you.

This could be good or bad, I suppose. But here in the streets of NYC where one sees everything, I do often find myself glancing in the direction of those whose mirror clearly has a defect. Let's give her the benefit of the doubt. Maybe she does not have a mirror?

I am not saying my mirror is more just than hers but I think mine would throw something at me or break instantaneously were I to step in front of it in muffin top jeans with halter top, no bra and a cross between a mullet and an electrical accident. That second perm did not help either. 1980 was 27 years ago - when she bought that blue eyeshadow. That must have been a good year for her.

As I try not to stare, I remind myself that this very morning, she got up, ate breakfast, got dressed and looked at her reflection and said "Yes, I look brilliant!".

I am stymied.