You’re a Looking Glass
December 16th, 2008 at 12:59 pm (Thoughtful)
I’m sure it happens to us all. That tendency to look critically at bits of ourselves at indecently close range in the mirror. Or maybe it’s a case of looking at and hating a particular photo.
Mirrors and cameras have a lot to answer for. We can’t all afford the Photoshop treatment! And, having once upon a time been ‘tweaked’ to look more oriental by the Japan Times, I can vouch that it’s not always quite what you expect anyway.
This poem is about recognising that there are better (and more positive) ways of understanding your image in the eyes of others. You just have to listen and look and their behaviours.
Maybe the fact that I’m happier being 55 than 25 says more about my friends than about all the wonders of fruit acids, moisturisers and an alcohol-free diet put together.
It’s not easy to learn to see yourself through other people’s eyes rather than your own .. and you do have to be picky of course ! The effort’s well worthwhile nevertheless.
