MIRROR
MIRROR
ON
THE
WALL
WHO'S
MOST
VIGILANT
OF
THEM
ALL?
OVERVIEW
OF STORY: What
happens when you can't look yourself in the eye in the mirror
without feeling uncomfortable, ashamed, disappointed at the
reflection staring back at you? When we reach a bottom where
we can't stand ourselves, it's a sign the Beast of Terror has
been victorious over us. It is time to call out the Sentinels
of Vigilance and seek their help to build the power of the self.
GROUND
ZERO
PLUS
1054
DAYS,
New
York,
NY,
August
1,
2004--The
greatest
of
all
Terrorists
for
many
is
the
mirror.
I
listened
to
a
woman
telling
a
story
the
other
day
of
how
she
hated
herself
so
much
that
she
refused
to
look
into
any
mirrors
and
see
her
reflection.
She
was
talking
about
a
grand
mirror
that
consumed
a
wall
in
her
apartment
that
had
been
gifted
to
her
by
her
grandmother.
During
one
of
the
lows
of
her
life,
she
ducked
and
weaved
or
glanced
all
directions
except
toward
the
mirror
with
its
beautiful
beveled
edges
and
antique
frame.
Her
goal
was
to
avoid
confronting
her
own
Beast
of
Terror.
 |
My
friend
couldn't
look
in
the
mirror
nor
confront
her
own
Beast
of
Terror
.
|
Events
in
her
life
had
driven
her
to
what
is
called
a
"bottom,"
where
an
individual's
disgust
for
themselves
swallows
all
the
goodness,
all
the
life,
all
the
joy,
all
the
happiness
of
today
and
tomorrow.
She
was
trapped
like
the
wolf
in
a
snare,
with
no
other
choice
but
to
chew
off
her
own
leg.
Then
she
ran
into
the
Sentinels
of
Vigilance.
They
told
her
she
could
battle
her
Fear
with
Courage,
her
Intimidation
with
Conviction,
and
her
Complacency
that
she
was
powerless
over
her
situation
with
Right
Actions
that
were
selflessly
designed
and
aimed
to
be
of
service
to
others.
Slowly,
she
battled
her
Beasts.
She
took
them
on
one
at
a
time,
taking
her
Pledge
of
Vigilance
each
and
every
day.
She
believed
that
if
others
could
battle
their
Beasts,
she
could
too.
Prior
to
her
meeting
the
Sentinels
of
Vigilance,
she
had
little
real
human
communication
with
her
son.
Her
shame
and
guilt
drove
a
wedge
between
them
such
that
she
was
afraid
of
letting
her
real
self
out
because
she
felt
is
was
so
stained
and
tainted
by
the
past
that
if
she
did
it
might
infect
her
son.
But
the
real
infection
was
the
lack
of
honesty
and
communication
of
her
self
to
her
son.
She
hid
in
the
cave
of
her
Fear,
Intimidation
and
Complacency
and
watched
the
world
pass
her
by.
She
was
the
victim
of
life,
and
hammered
continually
on
her
defects
and
shortcomings
as
though
they
were
nails
in
her
living
coffin.
When
she
began
to
live
by
the
Pledge
of
Vigilance
she
learned
there
was
hope,
that
there
was
a
way
out
of
the
deep
caves
of
human
self-depreciation,
of
personal
assassination
conducted
by
thoughts
of
being
"unworthy,"
"not
as
good
as,"
"not
as
pretty
as,"
"not
as
smart
as,"
and
the
litany
of
thoughts
that
tend
to
bury
those
who
hang
their
heads
and
duck
looking
into
mirrors
because
the
pain
of
seeing
the
"loser,"
or
the
"failure"
becomes
too
massive
a
burden
to
bear.
She
reached
her
bottom.
There
was
no
place
to
go
for
her
except
death,
and
that
option
she
could
not
face.
So
she
turned
to
the
Sentinels
of
Vigilance.
 |
The
Sentinels
of
Vigilance
lifted
my
friend
back
on
her
feet
and
guided
her
on
her
way
to
become
the
woman...and
mother...she
wanted
to
be
|
They
lifted
her
back
on
her
feet
and
soothed
her
savaged
soul.
They
told
her
she
could
become
the
woman
she
always
wanted
to
be,
and
that
the
Beast
of
Terror
had
consumed
her,
digested
her,
and
excreted
her.
But,
if
she
were
willing
to
muster
at
least
One
Percent
more
Courage
than
Fear,
and
One
Percent
more
Conviction
than
Intimidation,
and
One
Percent
more
energy
to
take
the
Right
Actions
that
benefit
the
Children's
Children's
Children
rather
than
to
give
up
hope
and
become
Complacent
that
she
could
never
change,
never
be
happy,
never
be
the
woman
she
knew
deep
inside
was
hungry
to
rise
to
the
surface,
she
could
re-create
herself
in
the
image
she
always
wanted
to
be.
However,
there
was
a
catch.
She
couldn't
do
it
just
for
herself.
Selfishness,
the
Sentinels
said,
led
to
Complacency,
for
one
can
never
sate
oneself
with
enough
money,
enough
power,
enough
prestige
or
glory.
Equally,
they
said,
one
can
never
demean
or
degrade
or
depreciate
oneself
to
a
point
where
there
was
ultimate
satisfaction
in
being
a
"nobody,"
or
a
"loser,"
for
there
was
always
something
that
would
increase
the
pain,
or
create
new
wounds,
or
open
old
ones
festering
on
the
emotional
soul
of
the
self.
To
achieve
this
goal
of
evolution
of
the
self,
the
Sentinels
said,
one
must
be
selfless
in
his
or
her
actions
and
deeds.
Instead
of
seeking
glory,
power,
prestige
one
must
act
to
the
ultimate
benefit
of
the
Children's
Children's
Children.
That
is,
for
future
generations.
"The
greatest
act
of
selfishness
is
to
put
your
own
self
to
the
side
and
do
that
which
is
right
for
the
future
of
the
children
rather
than
yourself,"
said
one
of
the
Sentinels.
To
assure
this
would
happen,
the
Sentinels
offered
her
the
Pledge
of
Vigilance
and
told
her
to
make
the
vow
each
day
to
do
what
was
right
to
battle
Fear,
Intimidation
and
Complacency
not
for
her
own
personal
gain,
but
for
that
of
her
children
and
loved
ones,
and
all
the
future
children.
She
began
to
do
it.
It
was
painful
at
first,
for
the
old
thoughts
drummed
into
her
mind
constantly
that
she
was
a
"loser"
and
a
"failure"
and
a
"victim"
and
a
host
of
other
attempts
to
keep
her
true
self
locked
in
the
dank
prisons
of
low
self
esteem.
But
she
didn't
give
up.
She
fought
the
Beast
of
Terror
within
until
one
day
her
son
began
to
read
her
Harry
Potter
books
and
she
found
herself
listening
to
him
with
rapt
attention.
Her
son
began
to
be
her
best
friend,
teaching
her
a
wide
variety
of
card
games
from
the
book
of
Hoyle.
 |
My
friend
now
sees
herself
as
a
young,
innocent
child
|
And,
she
caught
herself
looking
into
the
mirror,
that
beautiful
full
wall
landscape
of
reality's
reflection.
She
was
no
longer
afraid
of
what
she
saw
because
the
Beast
of
Terror
had
been
beaten.
He
had
retreated
into
the
marrow
of
her
being,
hoping
that
she
might
let
up
her
Vigilance
and
go
back
to
old
ways
of
thought
that
would
feed
the
Beast
and
make
him
strong
again.
However,
she
refused.
She
continued
to
take
the
Pledge
of
Vigilance
and
concern
herself
not
with
how
important
she
was,
but
rather
how
important
her
son
was,
and
how
important
it
was
for
her
to
interact
with
the
world
and
be
a
productive
member
of
society
who
acted,
or
tried
to
act
always,
to
the
benefit
of
the
future
of
the
children.
Today,
she
carries
a
mirror
in
her
purse
and
when
she
gazes
into
it,
instead
of
seeing
her
reflection,
she
sees
the
reflection
of
herself
as
a
young,
innocent
child,whose
eyes
sparkle
with
all
the
hope
and
imagination
of
a
world
about
to
be
explored.
You
can
see
the
same
reflection
in
any
mirror
you
look
upon.
To
assure
this,
take
the
Pledge
of
Vigilance
today.
And
be
the
man
or
woman
you've
always
wanted
to
be,
for
the
right
reasons.
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