The Mirror That Refused Reflection

In a monastery atop a frozen cliff, there hung a mirror that reflected everything except the person standing before it. Visitors stared at its blank surface, confused and unsettled. One monk explained that the mirror wasn’t broken — it simply refused to show what people thought they were. Instead, it showed what they were on the verge of becoming. Some days, the mirror remained dark, as if waiting. On rare nights, it would softly glow, revealing outlines of futures not yet chosen. The monks believed that the truest reflection is not what we are, but the invisible horizon of what we might become if we dared.