"What a misfortune for a man that his condition today is worse than yesterday." (Al Hadith, Prophet Muhammad)
Speaking of mirror, I recalled my friend's joke about the tricks to get a soulmate or spouse in a short time.Â
He said that we just need three items namely Effort, Pray and Mirror, whether we are qualified enough to approach our prospective husbands/wives and take them as our soulmate for being happily ever-after.
However, actually it is not merely about that matter.
Neither it is about the mirror owned by Snow White's step mother, Indonesians called the princess "Putri Salju" or "Putih Salju", that always flattered her when the step mother freshened up while asking,"Mirror...mirror on the wall, who is the prettiest of all?"
Though eventually when the mirror told her honestly that Snow White is the prettiest, the mirror was ended up into glass chips.
Perhaps the popular Malay proverb "buruk muka cermin dibelah" (because ugly face, the mirror was crushed) originates from the classic European legend.
Looking at our mirror in the broader perspective means doing muhasabah, self-introspection.
"Please introspect yourselves before God calculates your good deeds (in the Judgment Day)," uttered Prophet Muhammad.
Even the noble Prophet and his close friends when they were greeting to each other they did not just do small talks. They also asked to each other about what good deed they had done today.
