Mirror Trick

If you look at yourself in the mirror and close your right eye, the person looking back at you closes his left. But if you take a picture of yourself, you would see that you clearly have your right eye closed. If you take a picture of yourself in the mirror, you would think you had closed your left eye when the photo was taken.
If photos are the only way to see yourself through other people's eyes, who are you really looking at in the mirror? Sure, he looks and acts like you but only to an extent. His hair is combed to the right, not the left. His shirt says yaD neerG and he's probably never even heard of a band that calls themselves "Nirvana."
What is his life like beyond the borders of that reflective glass or even, what if, you could view the entire world through a mirror? What if every day you walked out the front door, but you went right instead of left and you drove on the other side of the road, would it make any difference? Is he as completely bored or confused as you are, reading this? Maybe he's not even on the internet. Really, he could be doing anything. He could be wondering the same thing. He could stand up, walk to the mirror, and check to see if that person was still there. He could try to prove that you appeared in his mirror only because he made you appear, because you are him, only exactly the opposite.


[Editor's Note: I see my idea's already been realized. Twice. Oh well, it's still trippy to think about...]