The mirror is no rescuer.

It can show us things about ourselves we might not otherwise see: a stain on the seat of the pants, a beautiful smile, an open fly, what is creeping up from behind, runny mascara, a cowlick.

No. The mirror only reflects. We decide if we want to look or not. We decide if it’s an honest mirror or a warped mirror. We decide if we want to do something or not about what the mirror reflects.

A rescue mirror would quickly break.