Be Kind

“Haven’t you heard? There’s this Japanese legend that says that your current face is the face of the person you loved most in your last life.”

I couldn’t help but to laugh at the words ringing through my head, but the more I thought of it, the more upset I became. If that was the case, then I had been awfully rude to the person who I loved in my past life. The constant poking and prodding and what if my nose were this way or that way. I sat in the mirror and contemplated, I should be nicer…

That simple statement kept me being kind to myself throughout my whole life, and now I sit here, staring at myself in the reflection of my lover’s eyes as he watches the light fade from mine. “Goodbye…” I whisper to my reflection. But then I take my hand and lay it on his cheek, feeling the hot tears slide down my palm, “I can’t wait to be so beautiful in the next life… goodbye.”