Through the Borrowed Mirror | Rafif Adhikara | TEDxUniversitasAirlangga

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The mirror becomes a stage: the face we see there is sculpted by others’ judgments. Each smile, each gesture, is curated for applause, until the reflection no longer feels like home. We become performers — loved for what we pretend to be, yet unseen for who we are. As we internalize expectations, we lose our right to