Warning: Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear

by Thomas J. Aron

face in the mirror, “he has a weakness. Everyone does. Even Satan is afraid of God.”

  That relaxed him.

  "Life is like a mirror: if you frown at it, it frowns back, and if you smile, it returns the greeting." Father Jimmy Tolar had said that. Robert dried his face and vigorously toweled his hair. It stood up wildly. He made a face and laughed. His reddened eyes danced about happily. Then they locked on the new image in the mirror, one that reflected Robert’s silly grin.

  His spirit was back.

  The priest had said that the enemy is within and that the soul is illuminated from within. Robert nodded, “and the mirror sees it all. It’s closer than it appears.”

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