Standing in front of the mirror and talking about mirrors
Wang Yuanhua
When talking about mirrors, many people will think of them as round or square, big or small, embedded or hanging, or made of various materials such as iron, copper, aluminum, silver, gold. , high-quality wood and other materials edged glass mirror.
In fact, the earliest mirrors were made of metal. The word "mirror" in the word "mirror" has the radical "金" (金) as its radical, which also proves this point. As for the types of metals used to make mirrors, mirrors made from polished copper are cheap and easy to obtain and have good reflective properties. Occasionally there are unofficial records of mirrors made of gold, silver or other metals, but this is not possible for ordinary people's homes. These precious metals were used to make mirrors. Even the imperial palaces in the prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty generally used copper as mirrors. The saying "use copper as mirrors to correct clothes and hats" came from the words of Tang TaizongLi Shimin.
In fact, any object that can clearly reflect the image of a person or object, such as water, ice, etc., can be used as a mirror, but we cannot make these objects into mirrors. As for the telescopes, myopia glasses, farsighted glasses, goggles, mirrors, reflectors, prisms, microscopes, etc. made by modern people, they are just special mirrors with special functions made by taking advantage of the different characteristics of glass. That’s all.
I used to be a person who was very disgusted with men who always looked at themselves in the mirror. I believed that men should put their careers first and should not be like women, who always look in the mirror and look less like a man. Only when I was in a relationship once, because my hair was unkempt, a button on my collar was buttoned in the wrong place, some dandruff on my face was not washed off, and I didn't take care of it in time by looking in the mirror, my girlfriend I was with at the time scolded me: "You replied Look at yourself in the mirror and see how sloppy you look, it really makes me feel embarrassed!” And said goodbye to me completely, which made me realize: small problems that could have been solved with the help of a mirror and a little repair, But it ruined the marriage I most hoped for at that time.
Since then, I also bought a small round mirror and put it in my desk drawer or handbag. I take it out and look at it from time to time. I found that looking in the mirror can not only reflect our face, body shape, and clothing, but also help us It is the function of dressing properly to avoid leaving a sloppy impression on others. It has also been found that the mirror can also reflect our thoughts and various emotional expressions, such as a sad face and a silent smile; an angry face with angry eyes; a spring breeze and a smile. Expressions such as brilliant, overjoyed, laughing, etc. provide us with a reference for regulating our emotions, adapting to the surrounding environment, and protecting our health.
Nowadays, many formal places or occasions have large mirrors hanging or inlaid, which are to remind people: look in the mirror, dress appropriately, and pay attention to their image. Of course, they also remind people to adjust their emotions and mental state. role.
In fact, people's understanding of mirrors has long gone beyond the scope of the role of physical mirrors. For example, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty said: "Using people as mirrors to understand gains and losses, and using ancient times as mirrors to understand the ups and downs." The "mirror" here means contrast. Use the noble moral character and way of doing things of recognized role models to compare your own moral character and way of doing things, and you can see your own good and bad, gains and losses; use the way of handling similar events in history, and compare the way modern people deal with similar events. We can see whether we have done something right or wrong, and whether society has progressed or regressed.
Contemporary fighting heroes Dong Cunrui and Huang Jiguang, good cadre Jiao Yulu, Lei Feng, a role model who is willing to help others, model worker Li Suli, Nan Rendong who dedicated his life to science and technology, Nobel Prize winner Tu Youyou and other figures are what we are doing here Mirrors on the battlefield, in ordinary work, in leadership positions, in the field of scientific research, and when the people need you. Whether you are doing well or badly, right or wrong, good or bad, you just need to compare it with them. , it becomes clear that we cannot all become heroes and models, but as long as we compare ourselves with these heroic models, face our own shortcomings and deficiencies, learn from these heroic models in our respective positions, and strive to achieve Best, our cause will develop more vigorously, our socialist construction will develop faster and better, and our country will be stronger and more prosperous.
Note: Some of the pictures in this article are selfies, and some are from 360 search. Thank you for the mirror pictures.
