Once glancing into the mirror, a question came to my mind- how would be the world without mirror?- Everyone else could have seen others except themselves. And why do we check mirror?- To check our outer appearance, to check our outer self. BUT...
Do we have a mirror to check our inner self? How can we check our behavior or attitude which we throw on others? How can we get to know the change is positive or negative? Are we relatively becoming better or worst? And should we really care about this or just the outer appearance is enough?
Most of the people might say- ' I don't care'. But if you say this then why are you worried about your outer appearance. Why do you look into mirror to correct your outer looks. Majority of us would say- it boosts the self-confidence, adds to personality, adds to smartness. And for some it is merely to impress someone they don't know-and look good to others- [others can be anyone traveling on the same road]. Will Smith has very well said, "Too many people spend money they have not earned, to buy things they do not want, to impress people they do not like". Yes this is the truth!!
If you also stand in this queue then take a break and ask yourself WHY ?
Coming back to my previous question- Where is the mirror to our inner self? How can we a better person tomorrow than we are today? The questions seem to be little abstruse but answers are pretty simple. Live a life with your own written principles. Do good to others and for sure you will get something better. I am not saying break yourself, or kill yourself to do that but if possible, do something which can bring smiles on other's face. This will bring you internal happiness, which is priceless :) :) This will also clear trash accumulated in your mind (Garbage Collector :P). And if you can't do this, then atleast do not do bad to others.
Your inner self always pings you if you commit something undesirable inadvertently or warns you if you think to commit something undesirable. Listen to that ping and be true to yourself- that is the real mirror!! DO CHECK THAT.
Thanks.
Do we have a mirror to check our inner self? How can we check our behavior or attitude which we throw on others? How can we get to know the change is positive or negative? Are we relatively becoming better or worst? And should we really care about this or just the outer appearance is enough?
Most of the people might say- ' I don't care'. But if you say this then why are you worried about your outer appearance. Why do you look into mirror to correct your outer looks. Majority of us would say- it boosts the self-confidence, adds to personality, adds to smartness. And for some it is merely to impress someone they don't know-and look good to others- [others can be anyone traveling on the same road]. Will Smith has very well said, "Too many people spend money they have not earned, to buy things they do not want, to impress people they do not like". Yes this is the truth!!
If you also stand in this queue then take a break and ask yourself WHY ?
Coming back to my previous question- Where is the mirror to our inner self? How can we a better person tomorrow than we are today? The questions seem to be little abstruse but answers are pretty simple. Live a life with your own written principles. Do good to others and for sure you will get something better. I am not saying break yourself, or kill yourself to do that but if possible, do something which can bring smiles on other's face. This will bring you internal happiness, which is priceless :) :) This will also clear trash accumulated in your mind (Garbage Collector :P). And if you can't do this, then atleast do not do bad to others.
Your inner self always pings you if you commit something undesirable inadvertently or warns you if you think to commit something undesirable. Listen to that ping and be true to yourself- that is the real mirror!! DO CHECK THAT.
Thanks.
Not so complicated, nicely put. I guess we really need to work more on building a better inner self than outer :)
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DeleteInner engineering is the more fashionable word to this. Has been one of the most prominent teachings of one of the greatest beings of all time the Buddha. " Be the light unto yourself" :). Great article if one introspects and improves self. Thanks for sharing :D
ReplyDeleteOh..I never read the teachings of Buddha. Infact I wrote this article two years back in 2014 but polished & published it in 2016. Thanks for sharing your info. :)
DeleteIntrigued by the article! Thumbs up for shaping simple thoughts in an interesting way
ReplyDeleteYeah!! Thanks a lot :)
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