"When You Look in the Mirror" by Snapdragon

When one looks in the mirror they don’t really see themselves. Their eyes scan over their flaws, their crooked teeth, the fat on their stomach, the unruly curls that lay on the top of their head. We try and fix what we do not like, getting braces, straightening their hair, and going on diets. Dieting is something that everyone does, whether it’s portion control, juice cleanses or just vegetable based meals. People will claim vegetarianism or veganism in attempts to not appear vain about their striving to lose weight. I’m not trying to discredit those who actually believe and follow the beliefs that these lifestyles are founded on, just those who don’t follow them because of the right reasons. It is proven that dieting works, time and time again, before and after photos are posted after each advertisement for different ways to lose weight.

However, while we see the physical results of every diet we rarely see the psychological differences that dieting inflicts. Does this process of something harsh regiments really make the person happier. I believe that it depends on the reason the person begins to diet for. If it is for the sole purpose to boost their appearance and have a skinnier body, they will never be fully satisfied physiological. While weight loss if healthy, there will always be someone who is skinner, someone who is more fit than you. So this constant craving to be satisfied with your body image will never be satisfied. Thus, through pursuing a diet in order to fit the societal standard of what an attractive person looks like, commits oneself to an eternal struggle of appearance. On the other hand when one decides to go on a diet in order to be healthy, then they might find solace in their attempts to lose weight. Someone who is losing weight in order to reach a goal so they can avoid health issues will be able to maintain their diet for a longer period of time. While someone who wants to change their appearance will continue to search for diets that make them even more skinnier, someone who is dieting for health purposes will find a diet that works for them and continue to follow it in the long run. Someone who is dieting for health issues will also have more realistic goals for themselves, because they understand the reality that dieting entails.

When you really think about it, all of this is is unimportant, because of the 4 dimensions of reality, depth, height, width and the temporal dimension. The other three dimensions are pretty self explanatory, they’re what makes up our physical reality. However the temporal dimension is extremely complex, because it is the dimension of time. This dimension is in a constant state of dissipation, ever changing and moving out of balance. Imagine a cigarette, when it is used the smoke exits from the cigarette, but the smoke will never go back in. Since time is continuous, there must be a time in the temporal dimension where time goes back, all the way until the beginning of the dimensions. It is an interesting concept to think about, and it directly relates back into one's daily life. The choices that we make affect our future, however, the butterfly effect will soon reverse and your choices will becoming miniscule in the eyes of the vast universe. Obviously, I have ventured off from my original boring prompt that someone suggested I write about, and this decision will spark other things in my life, but it won’t dictate the future of the universe.