The Mirror That Does Not Speak – A Conversation Between Peter Witz and Dr. Graves

Peter Witz: Dr. Graves, why is it that some truths are only seen when reflected back to us, as though we cannot face them directly?

Dr. Graves: Ah, Peter, the mirror has always been a patient teacher. It speaks without a voice, yet tells no lies. The surface shows only what light reveals, but behind the silver lies a depth we cannot touch.

Peter Witz: So the reflection is never the full truth?

Dr. Graves: Never. It is an echo of the visible world. Much of who we are remains hidden in shadow, beyond the reach of glass. Just as the moon shows its bright face but keeps its far side unseen, so too does the self hide its deeper currents.

Peter Witz: Then how does one come to know the part that cannot be seen?

Dr. Graves: By learning to watch not only the image, but the gaps between appearances. When a person reacts sharply to criticism, when joy comes unbidden, when silence feels heavier than words—these are all reflections of the unseen self.

Peter Witz: Like ripples that reveal the presence of something beneath the water.

Dr. Graves: Exactly. The wise learn to study both the reflection and the distortion. To see oneself in another’s eyes is to touch the edges of one’s own shape. And when the mirror finally shows something unfamiliar, you know you have reached a threshold.

Peter Witz: A threshold to what?

Dr. Graves: To the part of the self that does not need to be seen to exist. That is where the journey truly begins.