Mark Twain’s "Looking at the Painting" tells a story: an exquisite painting of the artist, hung opposite a mirror, people can stand at a suitable position next to the mirror and look at the painting from the mirror. The painting is bright in color and beautiful and delicate. . The painter's cat told the beasts of the forest and described the beauty of the painting to them. After listening to it, everyone is very curious about the painting, and all want to see it soon. The donkey suspected that the cat was lying. It didn't believe in such a beautiful thing. The donkey's suspicion had an impact on the beasts, they also became suspicious, and the cat had no choice but to leave. A few days later, the beasts’ curiosity about the painting was still growing, so in order to prove his point, the donkey decided to see the painting in person to find out the truth. The donkey came to the mirror and stood between the painting and the mirror. Because its body blocked the painting, the painting could not appear in the mirror at all. The donkey went back to tell everyone: the cat lied, there is only one donkey in the mirror, there is no painting! The beasts were amazed and puzzled. So in order to judge the cat and the donkey, the beasts went to check one by one. They look at paintings in the same way as donkeys, so they only see themselves in the mirror, not the paintings. And they all stubbornly believe that only what they see is the truth, and other animals are all lying...
Everyone's mind is like a mirror, and people observe everything in the outside world through the mirror of the mind. There are many beautiful people and things in life. As long as you choose the correct viewing position and angle wisely when looking at the mirror of your soul, you can discover and appreciate those beauty. But if you blindly choose the wrong viewing position and angle, your own prejudice and suspicion will create a barrier between your soul and the outside world, making yourself and the beauty of life brush past.
