From the author: “Sir, my dear father! Do not bring me gold and silver brocade, nor black Siberian sable furs, nor a necklace of Burmitz pearls, nor a semi-precious gold crown, but bring me a crystal toilette oriental, whole, immaculate, so that, looking into it, I would see all the beauty under heaven and so that, looking into it, I would not grow old and my maiden beauty would increase.” These are the words from the fairy tale by Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov “The Scarlet Flower.” And the middle sister asks for a mirror. Precious item. Magical, she believes. Mirrors have been considered a luxurious and magical item since their appearance. The Arabs believed that mirrors, reflecting evil spirits, brought happiness to a person. Chinese and Arab warriors, going into battle, wore mirror amulets on their chests. In Buddhist temples, water is still sanctified with the help of a mirror: the mirror is placed so that the altar image of Buddha is reflected in it, then water is poured onto it, which makes it holy. They drink it and sprinkle it on the believers. In ancient Japan, a mirror was considered a symbol of purity and a talisman against evil spirits. How much time our great-grandmothers spent near mirrors, telling fortunes for the groom on Christmastide, dressing up and preening. How long they spent combing their hair while sitting in front of the mirror. Every girl wanted to have this precious item. Remember the good old work of Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol “Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka”. The young beauty Oksana twirls in front of the mirror for so long, examining herself so intently and preening herself that even the blacksmith Vakula is perplexed. Men don't understand much about women's secrets. Just as a rich and noble princess looked in the mirror for a long time before the ball, trying on pearls and rubies, so the village beauty, letting her hair down, combed it, looking at her reflection for a long time. Our foremothers knew the Great Secret of Mirrors. Which is almost lost now that the production of mirrors has been put on stream and every woman has a mirror, even several pocket mirrors. Not to mention mirrors in bathrooms, dressing rooms, fitting rooms. We got used to them, they became commonplace. But only in our lives. Even the simplest mirror keeps a secret. The Secret of Beauty. Sitting at the mirrors, at the magnificent toilets, our grandmothers cultivated their Beauty. They fell in love with her. They looked in the mirror, dreamed, looked at themselves carefully, preened, admired themselves. And their girlish beauty truly blossomed. Children love to look in the mirror. By the way, they always like themselves. And they look at themselves with pleasure. You yourself are unlikely to find a child who will not be at least cute in your eyes. How do our contemporaries look in the mirror? "Oh! Why are you so scared?... Well, out of a hangover... I just went to paint my lips!” , “Damn... I’m so cowish, I’ve eaten myself up...”, “For some reason I don’t like myself even once.” “Why look there? What didn't I see there? Let the girls look like they are getting married, they are slim and young. And youth is always beautiful.” Yes, youth is beautiful. They admire her. And, above all, the owners of this beauty and youth. As soon as a girl stops liking herself, as soon as she doesn’t have enough time for herself, she literally turns away from herself. What follows? We all now know that thoughts are material. That wherever you direct your thoughts, that’s where you send energy. There's blood there. And blood is a physical component of the Soul. Aren’t you yourself robbing yourself of beauty and youth? Aren't you giving yourself away to everyone in the world, leaving no time for your feminine magic? By obsessing over your shortcomings in your figure and face, aren’t you making them worse? After all, where there is energy, there comes blood. Maybe the time has come to regain our rightful feminine Great Right to admire beauty and youth? Health, sparkle in the eyes, Love. To yourself. Start admiring yourself. Each of you has a large mirror. I suggest you stand in front of this mirror. I invite you to look at yourself from.