A Self-Reflection

This is the contradiction that lies in the center of human nature : That he wants to exist but he does not want to experience his existence. He finds various means to distract himself from his experience of mere existence. Sins, thrills, self-destructive relationships (self destructive meaning it destroys his sense of self), popular music, appearances, The Crowd, are means to shift the man's focus from his own existence. Of course we can elaborate more on how these various despicable means distract the individuality of the individual, but in this writing i would like to focus on the mirror.

The mirror deceives. People say when we look at the mirror, we see ourselves (it is not really something that people say, but it is widely thought). But is this true? Can the mirror show us our Selves? This is what the mirror tells you, that you are an image, an appearance, you are a material thing, all of you can be contained inside a reflective surface.  But is this true? Can your nature and existence be reduced to how light is reflected from your physical body? Even if we are merely a physical body, the mirror still can not grasp our nature and existence. The mirror deceives, it distracts you from experiencing the true self.

If you want to know what you are like, do you think that looking at the mirror can give you a better picture compared to looking into your experience of the self? Self-contemplation is a much better way for that. Experiencing your experience of the self and existence, and self-contemplating that experience is a better form of self-reflection. 'I am' is a much better description of my existence and individuality than 'I look tired'. Reflect on this 'I think therefore I am' and not 'my eyes look gloomy therefore i look tired'. But if all of that is too hard, think of this simple thought 'I exist'.