Photo Essay: Reflection

We must have experiences about looking at the mirror. Actually, the mirror is an indispensable article of our daily use. We use it every single day, such as the time when we are in the bathroom or we are preparing to go out and so on. There is an interesting question. What can we really see in the mirror? Reflection is the most important function of the mirror. We can know ourselves from the mirror. Obviously, we know how we look on our appearance. Besides, we also can realize what others’ views of us and how we think of ourselves. To sum up, mirrors reflect not only our external appearance but also our internal self.

First of all, we see our appearance as it is reflected from the mirror. We always look at the mirror to tidy our looks. Leaving a nice impression to people is one thing we hope. We use the mirror to make sure our dressing, make-up and brisk energy. It shows our politeness. And it also brings happiness and carefree minds for us. We can simply check our external appearance by looking at the mirror.

On the other hand, we use the mirror to do self-analysis. We are playing a lot of roles in our life. We should understand who we really are by self-examination. When we view the inverted image and ask about ourselves, we may see our soul and heart deep inside in addition to the appearance.

Besides, people’s opinions of us are like mirrors to us. We can see what kind of images we have in other people’s eyes. For example, we may hear someone judge or admire us. And we can comprehend and improve ourselves this way. We can learn from other people’s experiences and take them as our mirrors.

Mirrors show not only our superficial side but also our inner world. No matter the outside or inside areas, we can think about who we are and how to create good impressions to others. From the reflection of the mirror, we arrange and adjust ourselves in each internal and external way. Mirrors have both the metaphor and the literal meaning.

JoJo Westfall reflects by looks and also have music at heart. She really enjoyed indulging in her own face for a day, getting to know her again. 

So the thing that I’ve been pondering is …. How could I tell those other women that they were beautiful and that they should be kind, accepting themselves, celebrating their uniqueness and delighting in who they are?

Word of advice: If you really can’t bare to look at your face and spend so much energy verbally attacking yourself, what is that doing to you?