Mirror Mirror on the Wall

I daydream a lot during the day. I guess this post can go right along side my identity post. These are all just questions and thoughts that come to my mind during the day for those who actually read my blog and are interested in my sense of mind. I heard a quote today in my English class which is, "Men look at themselves in mirrors. Women look for themselves."-Elissa Melamed. This quote completely influenced my little theory and here it is. Mirrors. Where did our fascination with mirrors begin? Why is it seven years of bad luck to break a mirror? Why did Candyman and Bloody Mary have to come through a mirror? From fortune tellers to carnivals, there's always been an almost magnetic attraction between mankind and that reflective piece of glass. Once we mastered how to make mirrors, the charm of the looking glass only became more powerful. Back in the day, mirrors were a luxury only the rich could afford. This might have just been a reflection of the idea that only the privileged had to worry about what they looked like, but as these objects became more accessible, they may have very well helped the human species evolve. Why? My idea being because when there's a mirror around, you cant play dumb. The vital questions of life and the day get asked in the mirror: "Am I who I want to be?", "What will other people think of this shirt?", "Wow, am I really that tired?", "Am I who I say I am?", "Why did I get into a fight with that dude?", and "Should I be working out more?" just to name a few. haha. The answers mirrors force us to face aren't always easy pills to swallow. You can lie all you want to a mirror, but a mirror will never lie to you. Or will it? If you've ever been to a carnival or fair, there's a good chance you've seen a House of Mirrors. This attraction is dedicated to mirrors that lie for fun. These mirrors stretch you, make you fat, cut inches off your height, and distort your face. And people actually pay for these lies, believe it or not. One fact that is not hard to believe is that we just cant stay away from mirrors. Even if somethings telling you those jeans you are trying on don't fit, they just look too good in that mirror to put back on the shelf. And you bought them anyway, didn't you? But yet again, hindsight is 20/20, if you let a mirror tell it.
-O