When we look in the mirror, we rarely like what we see. We usually never see what others see.
Why is that? Because beauty and flaws
tend to be in the eyes of the beholder, so it is said.
What we can't see when we look in the mirror are our personality flaws or the beauty in our personalities. The
flaws and beauty are most times pointed out by others. Beauty is only skin
deep, but ugly goes deep into the bones, again, so it is said.
It is so easy to see
the flaws of others. We are always thinking about them and ready to point
the personality or physical flaws out to that person or to others who will listen
and agree with you. We do this in an
effort to up lift ourselves.
The bible have many passages about pointing out the negative
fault in others such as, Matthews 7:3, "Why
do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention
to the plank in your own eye?" and 1 Corinthians 10:12 says, "Wherefore, let him that think he stand, take heed lest he
fall."
If our God has blessed us with good health or any other good
abilities or qualities, let us be thankful and used them to pull others up in
love, unless we mirror the same infirmities we deemed to be negative.
I reflect back often to my high school years; of my teacher
who bared a physical infirmity. It appeared to be a birth defect were one leg
was quite a bit shorter than the other causing her to walk with a limp. She seemed to be fine with it, until the
class clown made note of it and caused her to cry rather often. I really
felt bad for her.
Today the class clown is a teacher. However, while we were
still in high school she was stricken with some sort of virus that caused her to
walk exactly like the teacher whom she
caused to cry so frequently. That was the strangest thing. I often wonder
had she ever relate the two and realize her teacher’s life has been mirrored.
Her life has reflected our teacher’s.
Let us truly take
heed how we stand and be grateful,
compassionate, understanding and loving to all, unless we too are mirrored.
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