Each day, we stand before the mirror, silently confronted by its reflection. It shows us who we are—our face, our flaws, our beauty. But the mirror doesn’t judge us. It only reflects what is before it, neither flattering nor critical.
As Niall Ferguson wisely said in his brilliant book The Ascent of Money, “It is not the fault of the mirror if it reflects our blemishes as clearly as our beauty.” We often focus on the imperfections in our reflection, forgetting that the mirror only shows what is there. It doesn’t pick and choose; it simply reflects us, without bias or emotion.
Just like the mirror, we reflect the world around us, our experiences, and the people in our lives. And like the mirror, we have the power to choose how we interpret what we see. If we let only our flaws define us, we miss out on the full picture of who we are.
The mirror doesn’t judge; it simply reflects what is. The moral is this: In life, learn to see yourself as the mirror does—not focusing only on the flaws but embracing the entirety of who you are. Both the light and the darkness are part of your reflection.
bhaskar saikia 
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