Relative Something

Sometimes, I just can’t help myself thinking about strange ways the world might be different, if only…

What if there were no mirrors in the world?

In my opinion, the less time spent in front of a mirror, the less one becomes inclined to feel a need to spend time in front of a mirror. I don’t expect this to be something that will change anyone’s opinion about the subject. There’s no reason to believe that someone already accustomed to tending to their appearance in front of the mirror would find any reason within a silly mental exercise like mine here, to accept there exists any possible alternative in the civilized world to the tasks they perform daily before the looking glass.

First off, in a world without mirrors, think of all the time people would be able to reclaim from their daily routine of preparation. Second, spend a moment calculating how much money you could save in cosmetics and care products.

You would appear to others as the person you were born to become. What I can’t visualize is, how personalities might differ in the absence of our usual attention to appearance. Have you noticed how much better you feel when you think you look good? Would we lose that edge, or would we just always feel okay with ourselves, since we’d have no visual reason to think otherwise? People who don’t currently match the latest trends in the beauty and fashion world wouldn’t have any way to judge that they might not fit the mold and that may just prove more valuable than can be measured.

This gives you something to think about next time you find yourself doing what it is you do during all that time you spend in front of the mirror.

If only…