Reflection: (n.) Serious thought or consideration.
One way to build a sense of yourself is by reflecting on how others perceive us. This concept is called “the looking-glass self”. Another way to define yourself is by defining traits you have. Both ideas of finding yourself are great, but it doesn’t actually matter how others perceive us or knowing your traits, if you don’t analyze why.
I was running late for class, so I jumped out of bed and began my morning routine: eat breakfast, brush my teeth, shower, moisturize, hair, and finally my makeup. As I reached my last step to getting ready for class, I opened my closet and saw nothing inside. My closet was completely empty, surrounded by mirrored doors as walls. I walked inside of my closet in search of all my belongings and nothing was there. I opened up one mirrored door and saw another mirrored door inside of it. I went to the second mirrored door and another mirrored door appeared. I opened the third mirrored door and, of course, the same thing happened. As confusion took over my mind and my legs started feeling weak and my breakfast was about to be on the inside of my closet floor, I took a moment to analyze what was actually happening.
One would say that I was in my precociousness level of the mind, meaning that I was having a memory, or facing my fears and I would agree with them. I sat down, closed my eyes hoping all of my things would return and opened my eyes again.
All I saw was the mirrored doors and yet no reflection of myself in them. I started to think about why I couldn't see myself. Was this a fear of mine to see what I didn’t want to? My second thought was, "maybe I'm dead and I'm not supposed to be able to see myself." Then I woke up.
The real reason why I couldn’t see myself is because in dreams your subconscious doesn’t want you to recognize yourself. At this moment, I took the time to think about the things that I wouldn’t want to see, and what unpleasant things people might think about me. I am now on a path to self-realization. And I just wanted you to know, despite what people might see in you, and the things you try to hide from others, it all will be shown in your reflection.
Work on yourself, never give up or give in to anything or anyone that doesn’t add value in your life. Get rid of all negative energy, speak to loved ones often, and start to actually love yourself. Do not become arrogant, but love yourself so much that when you look in the mirror, you don’t shy away. Love yourself so much, that when you look in the mirror, you start to smile unexpectedly. Love yourself so much, that when you look to see your reflection, you actually like what you see.
