“Polish. The mirror of your mind.”
Dust settles on even the most beautiful of objects. Over time, without careful dusting and polishing, the dust gathers, obliterating their beauty.
On a mirror, this dust goes one step further, rendering it useless. In a beautiful, bright, shining mirror, we can see a clear view of all that lies in the path of it’s light. If we allow dust and grime to gather, and do not polish it, the vision in the mirror becomes softer, less clear, and eventually, obliterated from view entirely.
We need a mirror to prepare our face and hair in the morning, to achieve outer beauty. So also, we need a mirror in which to see the depths of our life, in order to live a more beautiful existence. Our mind is like that mirror, reflecting back the details of our life. By polishing the mirror of our mind, we can maintain a clear view, and present a more polished sense of inner being.
We are all too keen to present a polished exterior to the world, checking our hair, our face for marks, in the mirror, so as not to look unkempt, or foolish.
Yet so often, we overlook the details of our inner life, not seeing the stains on our inner being, that the world will still notice, through our behaviour.
If we were only as keen on checking for our inner beauty, as for our outer beauty, how much more beautiful we could be.
Today's thought is from the series '31 Ways to Have a Better Day'.