Posted by Racer on June 14, 2004, at 17:13:41
In reply to Re: mirrors, posted by ghost on June 14, 2004, at 0:53:22
>> i wonder if anyone else sees themselves as different than they actually are.
You betcha! There are two Racers I can encounter in a reflective surface, and which one shows up depends a lot on my mood.
Racer X is just fine, thank you, and I'm always pleased to see her show up. I like it when she comes to see me in a mirror. She looks a fair bit like me, in fact, which is probably why I like her.
Racer Ex, though, looks a lot like a caricature of the adolescent me, only much worse. She looks a bit like me, but everything is just a bit distorted -- and she is NOT an attractive person.
I suspect most of us have a sort of disconnect between the internal picture and the mirror reflection. And if you really want to play with your perceptions, remember this one: the mirror shows us a reverse image. Most of us really don't know what we look like...
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