5.11.07

Do not Neglect the mirror!


This is just the preview..#8 page long story would b published later.

A mirror speaks!

I’m here on one of my boring days. Why? Because no one here looks at me since little ILAYA left to her boarding school. And it seems like they may not have me here anymore. So am once again out of a home to go to a new place. While am resting here to be carried away, I am reminded about the last time I was in a shop where there were a number of mirror friends.We speak very often about our experiences in different places.Here is something that usually happens between us & you.

- People, they generally come towards us & want to see the best. Sometimes they do get annoyed & walk away angrily- as if we had done a blunder by not reflecting the way they wanted to look. It is those times I wish I knew magic. But not to forget - SOME OF THEM WOULD GIVE US FLYING KISS TOO at times-Rarely ;)

- Babies keep coming to us; sometimes keep looking at us for hours. Sometimes they keep smiling & chuckles when they see us reflect their beautiful smile. Ahh… I can spend a whole life reflecting their beautiful emotions.

- Pet cats & dogs playing around unless they are tired or carried away.Hehe.. I just love to see the way they keep scratching us.

- Gorgeous girls ;) standing for hours & the way they apply the so called make-up over an over again to only spoil their natural beauty. SIGH* I WISH I COULD TELL AT LEAST ONE OF THEM- Come on stop now! You look just great. Don’t apply that thing anymore.

- Handsome boys trimming their mustaches. LOL! Some amateurs just don’t understand the word “Symmetry”. Glad I don’t have a mustache.<>

- Expecting mothers – First timers especially, trying in fact struggling to fit in their old clothes. Hahaa… You should see their emotions, so very rare & unique! Even they themselves will not be able to see that again.

I Shall tell you later about the stories my friends have told me. But I do have few points to tell you from my experiences & my friend’s.Well, don't get offended by anything said here , won't you understand & cope when your friend says something that you do not like.

#I have seen many people complain about the looks. Well, you humans are all beautiful in your own ways. Each of you has a face which is your unique to be identified (unless you have a twin). There is nothing for you to complain about. There was no reference given to create you. Each one of you are unique. And there is no one pretty and no one awful with looks. Every person is a new doll we see.

#Each of you are unique & beautiful to us. Unlike us! What shape can I tell I have, what colour would I say Iam. Does Messy have long hair, or Silent have a big mouth? Does Ms.Antique have a sharp nose? Can I answer that, can u? No! We do not have an identity like you. You have been lucky to be what you are. And I feel the same way too! We are what you are. A happy person in front of us makes us happy too. We smile. We reflect your smile. Every complaining look makes us do the same. When you look at the mirror do not expect – just observe & do not fail to see what you see.

#Looking at the mirror is good, for many reasons. You know how you look & how you must cope to be your best. Imagine a person who never looks at the mirror, do you think he will have any idea about when to trim his mush or when to shave? He would grow barbaric, won’t he?

Fat people would realize how rapidly they are putting on weight, they may control their diet accordingly if they note the change. I have heard a wise woman say “Your body is your first doctor, it never fails to tell you what is happening inside.It never fails to warn you. Only that we fail to pick up its signal sometimes”

# We help you groom yourself. Sometimes the greatest way to practice your speech or presentation is by standing in front of the mirror & practicing your speech. There is no one better than yourself to note what the mistakes are & accordingly you can make the changes. May it be the way you stand or the body language, we are there to help you help yourself.

#Dressing!! For heaven’s sake, please wear clothes that look good on YOU. Never see someone else look very pretty in some of the dress & try them out blindly. Trust me! An elephant looking huge may be a stunning sight, but a lion would look majestic only in its own size. Can you imagine a bunny in the size of a hippopotamus? You would run screaming, won’t you?

Then why scare us & the rest?

I wish I could personally call you or at least scream & cry when you wear a silly dress that is NOT made for you. But we cannot, we are only designed to reflect & we do not try that may be nice for a human but not for us. Whenever you wear a dress (definitely when it’s the first time), take ample time to check if the dress covers you properly & doesn’t look awkward or funny by looking at your reflection from all sides. If you haven’t got a bigger mirror, do ask people in your house. For I have seen the way some people look good when observed from the front side but not so from another angle. And if you are asked about the dress, do not try to be modest & lie that it looks good when it doesn’t. It is better to let your loved one know that “It looks pathetic” than to see them cry for someone had said something about it at work or outside home.

# And what not….. Spare a smile when your day starts. Do smile at us , for there is always the most beautiful face waiting to smile back at you. Never complain about your face – it looks great for it is unique.

With that note I shall now get back to the waiting… I never know whom I would meet. I may land up in your home next to tell the people what you have taught me, through my next story!

Come on! Smile – I would like to do that when I leave you. That’s Nice!

How was my smile? ;)


Lastly “Never neglect the mirror!”

56 comments:

Vishesh said...

lol that was a interesting read...i believe in my own personal style for everything...apart from the external mirror,there is the internal mirror,where we can see how we look :)

Movie Mazaa said...

mirror mirror on the wall, whos the fairest of them all????

:)
made an intresting read, marutham! thx!!

Naveen said...
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Naveen said...

The writing was Wonderful "Miss Mirror":)
Though I couldn’t get few lines, enjoyed the thought.
And hope you agree Apples are created RED.:)

Naveen said...

Failed to mention.
The song and the Idea to play is really good.

Jeevan said...

Wonderful marutham! You have beautifully and truly narrated what mirror would tell, if it was a human like us. We have to accept what we have, wishing for the unsuited thing to look gorgeous may mess.

The background music is very good :) Thanks.

Happy Deepavali too…

U said...

//Handsome boys trimming their mustaches. LOL! Some amateurs just don’t understand the word “Symmetry”. Glad I don’t have a mustache.

LOL

U said...

SOME OF THEM WOULD GIVE US FLYING KISS TOO at times-Rarely ;)

// namakku than yarrum kodukaratthu.. namalavathu namake kodupomnu than...

nan pala vati koduthu :P ofcourse ennaku than.. Machi kalakurenu.. just kiddin :D

U said...

// WISH I COULD TELL AT LEAST ONE OF THEM- Come on stop now! You look just great. Don’t apply that thing anymore

LOL.. dont apply that anymore.. ha ha..but enna panrathu oil paint adikara avaluku than ellorum panranga..

U said...

//Spare a smile when your day starts. Do smile at us , for there is always the most beautiful face waiting to smile back at you.

Of course.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder :D

U said...

// An elephant looking huge may be a stunning sight, but a lion would look majestic only in its own size. Can you imagine a bunny in the size of a hippopotamus?


Nice Thought and lastly i liked this phrase too " Dont Neglect the mirror"

and what u still laughing @ urself when u see the mirror

TC Ratnapuri said...

Marutham, great writeup. Happy Diwali to you too. Hope you are having a lot of fun.

Sudha said...

A wonderful piece of imagination.You have said your points.So could i see you smiling !!! And to a wonderful person Happy Deepavali wishes!!!

Marutham said...

@Vishesh,
Hey vishesh! :)
I love the attidude maan...

//apart from the external mirror,there is the internal mirror,where we can see how we look :)//
TOP!!
Love the way you have said it..

Marutham said...

@MM,
Am glad u found this intrstng

Btw, Did it reflect you?? ;)

Marutham said...

@Naveen,
//The writing was Wonderful "Miss Mirror":)// :)) Yaarpa adhu?? Naveen edho solraanga- kelunga :P

Btw, which part did you not understand - i shall look into it & change t style if needed :)

Dnt we have green apples :D ?? ;)

Marutham said...

@Naveen,
Yeah cool track! :) Loved t lyrics... so thot i cud play it for this post... + My throat is still under repair :P

Big girls don't cry!! Cool track ;)

Marutham said...

@Jeevan,
//Wonderful marutham! You have beautifully and truly narrated what mirror would tell, if it was a human like us. We have to accept what we have, wishing for the unsuited thing to look gorgeous may mess.//
Thank you jeevan..am glad you liked it. You said it right! :) Last line was so true..

//The background music is very good //
Yeah dnt u love it too!!

Marutham said...

@Jagan,
Hehee :P Sirikradha paartha anubavam pola :P //LOL//

Marutham said...

@Jagan,
//namakku than yarrum kodukaratthu.. namalavathu namake kodupomnu than...

nan pala vati koduthu :P ofcourse ennaku than.. Machi kalakurenu.. just kiddin :D//
Hahaaa.... romba engi poi irukeenga pola ;)

Kidding elam suma dhaney jagan ?!! ;)

//ha ha..but enna panrathu oil paint adikara avaluku than ellorum panranga..// yeah jagan... tell me abt it... I have seen people sweat in colours :P ofcourse on a sunny day

//Of course.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder :D//
Apdi podunga..very true.. Adha neenga recollect pani history'la ninteenga ;)

//Nice Thought and lastly i liked this phrase too " Dont Neglect the mirror"// Thats t main line ;) it conveys more than just one !!

Marutham said...

@Jagan,
//and what u still laughing @ urself when u see the mirror//

LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Laughing'a ayo!! vizhundhu vuzhundhu laughing :P
Ennaaaaaaaaa koduma SIR! :P

Marutham said...

@Ratna,
Thank you ratna.. :)
Yes - ALOT OF FUN.... Hehe

U said...

Adha neenga recollect pani history'la ninteenga ;)

LOL. mudila..

Anand said...

super... i can see you have grown a lot in writing.. very nice creative piece with a philosophical touch... great work maruthu :)

kalakals...

CVR said...

seems that you have put quite a bit of time and thought into writing this!
i saw more than once that you wanted to shout at some people and say a lot of things!
if iam one of those,then please feel free to let me know! I would really appreciate it! :-)

Akash said...

hi
i am good thanks....how is life treating u these days....
tc
Stranger

Akash said...

only when ur looking your self in a mirror,,thats when your mind speaks to you.....tells you what it thinks

interesting...

Dreamzz said...

heh interesting ...

Subramanian Ramachandran said...

very nice one maruthi...... perfectly suiting ur blog's title.... Life and Reality in what you are trying to convey...in ur own style of Imagination and Creativity....

BGM nalla irunthathu..konjam volume kuraichirukkalam... :D office la un blog ah padikka aarambicha intha music vanthu kaati koduthuruchu :D

Marutham said...

@Sudhakar,
//A wonderful piece of imagination.You have said your points.So could i see you smiling !!!//
Did u ask the mirror? :P Coz' it was t mirror who had spoken :D Hehee

Jokes apart! YES..SMILING :)

/// And to a wonderful person Happy Deepavali wishes!!!//
And to a very wonderful person ;)
THANK YOU Sudhakar :)

Marutham said...

@Jagan,
//Adha neenga recollect pani history'la ninteenga ;)

LOL. mudila..//
APPDINA UKARADHU :P
hehe

Li'l Lite said...

I think you hit the nail on the head!Good one!

Marutham said...

@Anand,
//super... i can see you have grown a lot in writing.. //
Yes yes... am growing too like FEW OLD FRIENDS growing old gracefully :P KIDDING! :)
//very nice creative piece with a philosophical touch... great work maruthu :)
kalakals...//
JOKES APART! :)
Thank alot anand... AM really glad you found it interesting :)

:) - You are indeed one of the long time friend in my blog life since the start! You have put up with all the brags ;) Thank you for that!

Marutham said...

@CVR,
//seems that you have put quite a bit of time and thought into writing this!
i saw more than once that you wanted to shout at some people and say a lot of things!
if iam one of those,then please feel free to let me know! I would really appreciate it! :-)//
I am still confused CVR!!
:P
This doesn;t convince me with what i heard from you today... The comment is nothing related to the reason you gave me...SOMETHING IS FISHY!!

This comment would be valid :P & make sense to me only if you have the practice of wearing make-up :P do u?

KIDDING>..
Well, i dnt see ur comment convey anything like what u said.. So :) am sorry in case the post offended u in anyways ;) and am sure you have an answer for WHY THIS COMMENT.And the mirror never wanted to shout at anyone..but just let them know how they look beautiful without any of the fuss they usually do.

//if iam one of those,//
NOPE definitely not..
//please feel free to let me know!//
I would tell u.. wnt i? Haven't i? :)
Forget & tell me what u really meant by this comment :P later!

Marutham said...

@Stranger(NOT),
//only when ur looking your self in a mirror,,thats when your mind speaks to you.....tells you what it thinks

interesting...//
Ahh..now thats a beautiful way of compressing the post ;)

Nice one! :) & Very APT .

Marutham said...

@Dreamzz,
// Dreamzz said...

heh interesting .....//
What is interesting? [:P]

Marutham said...

@Subras,
Thank you subs :)

//BGM nalla irunthathu..konjam volume kuraichirukkalam... :D office la un blog ah padikka aarambicha intha music vanthu kaati koduthuruchu//
heheee... :P office'la irukrapo paatu kekalam mateengala??
Adhaan! :P
Inimel paatu kelunga..
Orediya veetuku poidalam :D :P

Marutham said...

@Little light,
//I think you hit the nail on the head!Good one!//
Oops!! ;)

Thank you :)

Compassion Unlimitted said...

Wonderful piece of work..Reflections tell it all..Mirror however small it may be ,reflects the True You.
Great visiting here
Tc
CU

Marutham said...

@CU,
Welcome here... :)
And thank you.
//Mirror however small it may be ,reflects the True You.//
Excellent..i love what you have said! :)

J said...

Nice read :-) epdi iruka? un kadai pakkam varuven appappa...aana comment vidalai, avlo dhaan :-) hope things are fine at your end.

Marutham said...

@J,

Very well madam! :) Good to see you back here (with ur comments ;) )... Hope you having a great time there ;)

Harish said...

Che...inda maadiri oru idea maati irunda naan ida vechchu oru mokkai kadhai ezhudi iruppen :(
Kisitta po. Innama ezhudi irukka.

"Some amateurs just don’t understand the word “Symmetry”. "
I am reminded of an incident in my college when one of my friend TRIMMED another guy's mush and in turn bowled it over. Romba naalaiki Thillu Mullu Rajini maadiri college la tirinjaan :(

"Do smile at us , for there is always the most beautiful face waiting to smile back at you"
Chanceae illa.
Auto pinnadiyae ezhudi vekkalam :-)

Marutham said...

@Harish,
Annachiii.... u got me right! :D

I did write a 8 page long story :D hehehe
i dnt publish it here though. I Crop'd t best part / concluding part of the story & posted it here.

Hehee...
Virumiyorku matum anupinen. Couple of friends did like it alot.
Neenga romba busy'a ilaati inbox'la
podren ;)

//thillu mulli rajini//
ROTFL!! :))
Is that u annachii ?? :D

Thanks you for the sweet feedback! :)

Luv,
Kutty sis! :)

Shyama said...

nice ... :) if the mirror cud talk, he wud probably say the same things u just said now... i loved ur writing style... very unique n refreshing infact... cheers!

Compassion Unlimitted said...

Vanakkam..//Virumiyorku matum anupinen. Couple of friends did like it alot//

Andha listla ennayum sethukkalame.Nichhayamaga arumaiyaga irukkumnu ninakkiren..
TC
CU

Marutham said...

@Shimmer,
//i loved ur writing style... very unique n refreshing infact... cheers!//
Thank you :)
Am glad you liked it...

Cheers! :)

Marutham said...

@CU,
:) DONE BOSS...check ur inbox please

Anonymous said...

lovely reading about this object...it is a wonderful thoughtful writing...very nice!

Marutham said...

@Kalyan,
Thank you :)
Am glad you liked the post.

Compassion Unlimitted said...

Adutthaadukku time aachu ,podunga..naduvula neram kedaikkaracchha namma kadai pakkam vaanga
TC
CU

Deepak Gopi said...

Handsome boys trimming their mustaches. LOL! Some amateurs just don’t understand the word “Symmetry”. fortunately I have a mustache.
But I belive that symmetry lies in beholders eye. :):)
Thank you for visiting muy blog.You have got a beautiful blog .
Good day

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Marutham said...

@CU,
potaachu boss :)
Read ur post & commented too...Good one :)

Marutham said...

@Anwin, thank you !

Will see it

Marutham said...

@Deepak,

Oops no offence Deepak :P
and this is what the mirror had to say...

Thanks for dropping by :)